• Source: Sapphirina

Sapphirina, whose members are commonly known as sea sapphires, is a genus of parasitic copepods in the family Sapphirinidae.




Description


Various species of male Sapphirina shine in different hues, from bright gold to deep blue. This is partially due to structural coloration in which microscopic layers of crystal plates inside their cells which are separated by minute distances, and these distances equal the same wavelength of the corresponding color of their "shine". The females are translucent, as are the males when they are not shining.




Species


The genus Sapphirina consists of the following species:




See also


Dolioletta gegenbauri – a gelatinous doliolid that is preyed upon by S. nigromaculata




References






External links


Media related to Sapphirina at Wikimedia Commons

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Chrysobothris sapphirina
• Deusopora sapphirina
• Phlegra sapphirina
• Chrysoprasis sapphirina
• Sembulau
• Udang (hewan)
• Chrysoprasis bicolor
• Chrysoprasis nana
• Chrysoprasis tybyra
• Chrysoprasis globulicollis
• Sapphirina
• Calytrix sapphirina
• Uranotaenia sapphirina
• Sapphirina darwinii
• Darevskia sapphirina
• Chrysoprasis sapphirina
• Chalcosyrphus sapphirina
• Rufous-throated sapphire
• Eicochrysops messapus
• Sapphirinidae