Sapphirinidae

Sapphirinidae
Sapphirinidae
Sapphirina darwinii with egg cases
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Maxillopoda
Subclass: Copepoda
Order: Poecilostomatoida
Family: Sapphirinidae
Thorell, 1859

Sapphirinidae is a family of parasitic copepods, containing the following genera:[1]

  • Copilia Dana, 1849
  • Saphirinella Claus, 1863
  • Sapphirina J. Thompson, 1830
  • Terebellicola M. Sars, 1861
  • Vettoria C. B. Wilson, 1924

References

  1. ^ T. Chad Walter & Geoff Boxshall (2010). "Sapphirinidae". In T. Chad Walter & Geoff Boxshall. World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=128595. Retrieved October 28, 2010.