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Sapphirina darwinii

Sapphirina darwinii
Haeckel Copepoda Sapphirina darwinii.jpg
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).



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