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| Sapphirina darwinii with egg cases | |
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| Genus: | Sapphirina J. Thompson, 1830
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Sapphirina, whose members are commonly known as sea sapphires,[1] is a genus of parasitic copepods in the family Sapphirinidae.
- ^ Rebecca Helm (February 20, 2014). "The most beautiful animal you've never seen". Deep Sea News. Retrieved March 1, 2014.