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
Genera
	See text

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

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

References

T. Chad Walter & Geoff Boxshall (2010). T. Chad Walter & Geoff Boxshall (ed.). "Sapphirinidae". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
Gasca,Browne, Rebeca, William E (2017). "Symbiotic associations of crustaceans and a pycnogonid with gelatinous zooplankton in the Gulf of California". species-identification.org. Retrieved 2019-04-09.

External links

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[worms-1] T. Chad Walter & Geoff Boxshall (2010). T. Chad Walter & Geoff Boxshall (ed.). "Sapphirinidae". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved October 28, 2010.

[2] Gasca,Browne, Rebeca, William E (2017). "Symbiotic associations of crustaceans and a pycnogonid with gelatinous zooplankton in the Gulf of California". species-identification.org. Retrieved 2019-04-09.