Sapphirinidae

Sapphirinidae
	Sapphirina darwinii with egg cases
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Maxillopoda
Subclass:	Copepoda
Order:	Poecilostomatoida
Family:	Sapphirinidae; Thorell, 1859

Sapphirinidae is a family of parasitic copepods, containing the following genera:[1]

Physical features

For male Sapphirinidae there physical attributes have a variety of color that are both bright and flashy. While for female Sapphirinidae they have a transparent physical feature. The reason while males are so bright is so that they can attract females in order to mate. [2]

Copilia Dana, 1849
Saphirinella Claus, 1863
Sapphirina J. Thompson, 1830
Terebellicola M. Sars, 1861
Vettoria C. B. Wilson, 1924

References

T. Chad Walter & Geoff Boxshall (2010). T. Chad Walter & Geoff Boxshall (ed.). "Sapphirinidae". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
Gasca,Browne, Rebeca, William E (2017). "Symbiotic associations of crustaceans and a pycnogonid with gelatinous zooplankton in the Gulf of California". species-identification.org. Retrieved 2019-04-09.

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[1] T. Chad Walter & Geoff Boxshall (2010). T. Chad Walter & Geoff Boxshall (ed.). "Sapphirinidae". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved October 28, 2010.

[2] Gasca,Browne, Rebeca, William E (2017). "Symbiotic associations of crustaceans and a pycnogonid with gelatinous zooplankton in the Gulf of California". species-identification.org. Retrieved 2019-04-09.