Sapphirina darwinii
| Sapphirina darwinii | |
|---|---|
| Sapphirina darwinii with egg cases | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Copepoda |
| Order: | Cyclopoida |
| Family: | Sapphirinidae |
| Genus: | Sapphirina |
| Species: | S. darwinii |
| Binomial name | |
| Sapphirina darwinii Haeckel, 1864 | |
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).