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Sapphirinidae
	Sapphirina darwinii with egg cases
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Copepoda
Order:	Cyclopoida
Suborder:	Ergasilida
Family:	Sapphirinidae; Thorell, 1859
Genera
	See text

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]

Copilia Dana, 1849
Sapphirina J. Thompson, 1830
Vettoria C. B. Wilson, 1924

References

^ ^a ^b WoRMS. "Sapphirinidae Thorell, 1859". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
^ 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. S2CID 17473587.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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[worms-1] WoRMS. "Sapphirinidae Thorell, 1859". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 21 January 2023.

[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. S2CID 17473587.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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