Sapphirina darwinii

Sapphirina darwinii
	Sapphirina darwinii with egg cases
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Maxillopoda
Subclass:	Copepoda
Order:	Poecilostomatoida
Family:	Sapphirinidae
Genus:	Sapphirina
Species:	S. darwinii
Binomial name
	Sapphirina darwinii; Haeckel, 1864

Sapphirina darwinii is a species of parasitic copepod. It is widespread and common in the Indian Ocean, and reaches a maximum length of 2.8 millimetres (0.11 in).^[2]

References

^ T. Chad Walter (2010). Walter TC, Boxshall G (eds.). "Sapphirina darwinii Haeckel, 1864". World of Copepods database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
^ L. K. Rajaram & S. Krishnaswamy (1980). "Distribution of Sapphirina (Copepoda, Crustacea) in the northwestern Indian Ocean" (PDF). Mahasgar – Bulletin of the National Institute of Oceanography. 13 (2): 153–163.

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[1] T. Chad Walter (2010). Walter TC, Boxshall G (eds.). "Sapphirina darwinii Haeckel, 1864". World of Copepods database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved January 7, 2012.

[2] L. K. Rajaram & S. Krishnaswamy (1980). "Distribution of Sapphirina (Copepoda, Crustacea) in the northwestern Indian Ocean" (PDF). Mahasgar – Bulletin of the National Institute of Oceanography. 13 (2): 153–163.

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