Biology:Sapphirinidae

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Short description: Family of crustaceans

Sapphirinidae
Haeckel Copepoda Sapphirina darwinii.jpg
Sapphirina darwinii with egg cases
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Copepoda
Order: Cyclopoida
Suborder: Ergasilida
Family: Sapphirinidae
Thorell, 1859
Genera

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Sapphirinidae is a family of parasitic copepods in the order Cyclopoida.[1]

Description

Males come in a variety of bright and flashy colors. In contrast, the females are transparent. The reason for this sexual dimorphism is that males need to attract the attention of females in order to mate.[2]

Genera

The family Sapphirinidae consists of the following genera:[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 WoRMS. "Sapphirinidae Thorell, 1859". http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=128595. 
  2. Gasca,Browne, Rebeca, William E (2017). "Symbiotic associations of crustaceans and a pycnogonid with gelatinous zooplankton in the Gulf of California". Marine Biodiversity 48 (4): 1767–1775. doi:10.1007/s12526-017-0668-5. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3473199 entry