Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Crustacea Subclass Copepoda Scientific name Sapphirina darwinii | Phylum Arthropoda Class Maxillopoda Order Poecilostomatoida Rank Species | |
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Similar Sapphirina, Sapphirinidae, Oncaea venusta, Corycaeus, Calocalanus pavo | ||
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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