Sapphirinidae
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Sapphirinidae is a family
of parasitic copepod
s, containing the following genera:
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of parasitic copepod
Copepod
Copepods are a group of small crustaceans found in the sea and nearly every freshwater habitat. Some species are planktonic , some are benthic , and some continental species may live in limno-terrestrial habitats and other wet terrestrial places, such as swamps, under leaf fall in wet forests,...
s, containing the following genera:
- CopiliaCopiliaCopilia is a genus of copepods in the family Sapphirinidae. The eyes of Copilia have two lenses, arranged like those in a telescope. The genus contains the following species:*Copilia asiaticus Copilia is a genus of copepods in the family Sapphirinidae. The eyes of Copilia have two lenses, arranged...
Dana, 1849 - Saphirinella Claus, 1863
- SapphirinaSapphirinaSapphirina is a genus of parasitic copepod, containing the following species:*Sapphirina angusta Dana, 1849*Sapphirina aureofurca Giesbrecht, 1891*Sapphirina auronitens Claus, 1863*Sapphirina bella Dana, 1849...
J. Thompson, 1830 - Terebellicola M. Sars, 1861
- Vettoria C. B. Wilson, 1924