Sapphirina darwinii | |
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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).