| Sapphirina | |
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| Sapphirina darwinii with egg cases | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Copepoda |
| Order: | Cyclopoida |
| Family: | Sapphirinidae |
| 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.