Biology:Sapphirina darwinii

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Short description: Species of crustacean

Sapphirina darwinii
Haeckel Copepoda Sapphirina darwinii.jpg
Sapphirina darwinii with egg cases
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S. darwinii
Binomial name
Sapphirina darwinii
Haeckel, 1864 [1]

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

  1. T. Chad Walter (2010). "Sapphirina darwinii Haeckel, 1864". World of Copepods database. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=360445. 
  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. http://www.ijs.nio.org/index.php/msagar/article/view/1650/1628. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3473202 entry