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Sapphirina metallina Dana, 1849

copépodo, Copepod

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Copepoda

Order
Cyclopoida

Family
Sapphirinidae

Genus
Sapphirina

Species
metallina

Taxon category: Accepted

References

Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Sapphirina metallina", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=8918. Accessed 5 November 2026.