Deep-Sea taxon details
Sapphirina opalina Dana, 1853-1855
129054 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129054)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Dana, J.D. (1853 - 1855). Crustacea. Part II. <em>In: United States Exploring Expedition. During the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Under the command of Charles Wilkes. U. S. N., C. Sherman Printer, Philadelphia.</em> 14: 691-1618. [1855, folio atlas pls. 1-96.]. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 1254 [details]
page(s): 1254 [details]
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2026). World of Copepods Database. Sapphirina opalina Dana, 1853-1855. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129054 on 2026-05-20
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Sapphirina opalina Dana, 1853-1855. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129054 on 2026-05-20
original description
Dana, J.D. (1853 - 1855). Crustacea. Part II. <em>In: United States Exploring Expedition. During the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Under the command of Charles Wilkes. U. S. N., C. Sherman Printer, Philadelphia.</em> 14: 691-1618. [1855, folio atlas pls. 1-96.]. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 1254 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Deevey, G.B. & A.L. Brooks. (1977). Copepods of the Sargasso Sea off Bermuda: species composition, and vertical and seasonal distribution between the surface and 2000 m. Bulletin of Marine Science 27(2):256-291, figs. 1-14, tabs. 1-7. (iv-1977) [details] Available for editors
context source (PeRMS) Ayón, P., M.I. Criales-Hernández, R. Schwamborn & H.J. Hirche. (2008). Zooplankton research off Peru: A review. <em>Progress in Oceanography.</em> 79(2-4):238-255., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2008.10.020 [details] Available for editors
basis of record Dana, J.D. (1849 - 1852). Conspectus crustaceorum, quae in orbis terrarum circumnavigatione, Carolo Wilkes, e classe Reipublicae foederatae duce, lexit et descripsit Jacobus D. Dana. Pars II. <em>Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 2: 9-61. [Vol. II,. from May 1848-May 1852]. no figures or plates just verbal., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4481593#page/17/mode/1up [details]
additional source Espinosa Gutiérrez, J.M. (2016). Composición, distribución espacio-temporal y abundancia de la familia Sapphirinidae (Copepoda Cyclopoida) de la región canaria. <em>Tesis Doctoral, Universidad de La Laguna, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.</em> 217 pp. [In Spanish]. [details] Available for editors
additional source Lehnhofer, K. (1929). Copepoda 5: Sapphirina J.V. Thompson 1829 der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. Systematik und Verbreitung der Gattung. [Copepoda 5: Sapphirina J.V. Thompson 1829 of the German Deep Sea Expedition. Systematics and distribution of the genus.]. <em>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition 'Valdivia'.</em> 22(5):267-345, figs. 1-68, tabs. a-c. (8-vii-1929). [details] Available for editors
additional source Santander, H., G. Luyo R., S. Carrasco, M. Véliz & O.S. de Castillo. (1981). Catalogo de zooplankton en el mar peruano. Primera Parte: Area Pisco-San Juan. [Catalog of zooplankton in the Peruvian sea. Part One: Pisco-San Juan area.]. <em>Boletín del Instituto del Mar del Perú.</em> 6:1-75, pls. 1-30. (ix-1981). [details] Available for editors
additional source Suárez-Morales, E., J.W. Fleeger & P.A. Montagna. (2009). Free-living Copepoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D. L. & D.K. Camp [Eds]. Gulf of Mexico: origin, waters, and biota. Volume 1, Biodiversity. Texas A&M University Press, 1393 pp.</em> Chapter pagination: 841-869. [details] Available for editors
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Scott, A. (1909). The Copepoda of the Siboga Expedition. Part I. Free-swimming, littoral and semi-parasitic Copepoda. <em>Siboga Expeditie, Monograph, Leiden.</em> 29:1-323, pls. 1-69., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2191407#page/11/mode/1up
page(s): 257 [details]
additional source Okemwa, E.N. (1992). A long-term sampling study of copepods across a tropical creek in Mombasa, Kenya. <em>East African Agriculture and Forestry Journal.</em> 57(4):199-215., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00128325.1992.11663147 [details] Available for editors
additional source Alameda de la Mora, G. (1980). Sistemática y distribución de los copépodos (Crustacea) del Golfo de Tehuantepec (México). [Sistemática y distribución de los copépodos (Crustacea) del Golfo de Tehuantepec (México).]. <em>Tesis Profesional, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónomo de México, Mexico City.</em> 397 pp. + 126 pls. [details] Available for editors
additional source Baessa de Aguiar, O. (1989). Contribuiçao para o reconhecimento dos copépodes marinhos da costa ocidental de Africa, entre Sao Tomé e Cabo Frio - I. [Contribution to the recognition of marine copepods on the west coast of Africa, between Sao Tome and Cabo Frio - I.]. <em>Garcia de Orta, Série de Zoologia, Lisbon.</em> 13(1-2):57-66, figs. 1-12. (English and French summaries.). [details] Available for editors
additional source Crisafi, P. & J. Mazza. (1966). Revisione del genere Sapphirina J.V. Thompson, 1829. [Revision of the genus Sapphirina J.V. Thompson, 1829.]. <em>Atti della Società Peloritana di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali.</em> 12(3-4):561-618, figs. 1-33. [details] Available for editors
additional source Chae, J. & S. Nishida. (1994). Integumental ultrastructure and color patterns in the iridescent copepods of the family Sapphirinidae (Copepoda: Poecilostomatoida). Marine Biology, Berlin 119(2):205-210, figs 1-4, tabs 1-2. (v.1994), available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00349558 [details] Available for editors
additional source Chae, J. & S. Nishida. (1999). Spectral patterns of the iridescence in the males of Sapphirina (Copepoda: Poecilostomatoida). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 79(3):437-443. (vi.1999), available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315498000563 [details] Available for editors
additional source Chae, J. & S. Nishida. (2004). Swimming behaviour and photoresponses of the iridescent copepods, Sapphirina gastrica and Sapphirina opalina (Copepoda: Poecilostomatoida). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 84(4):727-731., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315404009816h [details] Available for editors
ecology source Brun, P., M.R. Payne & T. Kiørboe. (2017). A trait database for marine copepods. <em>Earth System Science Data.</em> 9(1):99-113., available online at https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-99-2017 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 1254 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Deevey, G.B. & A.L. Brooks. (1977). Copepods of the Sargasso Sea off Bermuda: species composition, and vertical and seasonal distribution between the surface and 2000 m. Bulletin of Marine Science 27(2):256-291, figs. 1-14, tabs. 1-7. (iv-1977) [details] Available for editors
context source (PeRMS) Ayón, P., M.I. Criales-Hernández, R. Schwamborn & H.J. Hirche. (2008). Zooplankton research off Peru: A review. <em>Progress in Oceanography.</em> 79(2-4):238-255., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2008.10.020 [details] Available for editors
basis of record Dana, J.D. (1849 - 1852). Conspectus crustaceorum, quae in orbis terrarum circumnavigatione, Carolo Wilkes, e classe Reipublicae foederatae duce, lexit et descripsit Jacobus D. Dana. Pars II. <em>Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 2: 9-61. [Vol. II,. from May 1848-May 1852]. no figures or plates just verbal., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4481593#page/17/mode/1up [details]
additional source Espinosa Gutiérrez, J.M. (2016). Composición, distribución espacio-temporal y abundancia de la familia Sapphirinidae (Copepoda Cyclopoida) de la región canaria. <em>Tesis Doctoral, Universidad de La Laguna, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.</em> 217 pp. [In Spanish]. [details] Available for editors
additional source Lehnhofer, K. (1929). Copepoda 5: Sapphirina J.V. Thompson 1829 der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. Systematik und Verbreitung der Gattung. [Copepoda 5: Sapphirina J.V. Thompson 1829 of the German Deep Sea Expedition. Systematics and distribution of the genus.]. <em>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition 'Valdivia'.</em> 22(5):267-345, figs. 1-68, tabs. a-c. (8-vii-1929). [details] Available for editors
additional source Santander, H., G. Luyo R., S. Carrasco, M. Véliz & O.S. de Castillo. (1981). Catalogo de zooplankton en el mar peruano. Primera Parte: Area Pisco-San Juan. [Catalog of zooplankton in the Peruvian sea. Part One: Pisco-San Juan area.]. <em>Boletín del Instituto del Mar del Perú.</em> 6:1-75, pls. 1-30. (ix-1981). [details] Available for editors
additional source Suárez-Morales, E., J.W. Fleeger & P.A. Montagna. (2009). Free-living Copepoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D. L. & D.K. Camp [Eds]. Gulf of Mexico: origin, waters, and biota. Volume 1, Biodiversity. Texas A&M University Press, 1393 pp.</em> Chapter pagination: 841-869. [details] Available for editors
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Scott, A. (1909). The Copepoda of the Siboga Expedition. Part I. Free-swimming, littoral and semi-parasitic Copepoda. <em>Siboga Expeditie, Monograph, Leiden.</em> 29:1-323, pls. 1-69., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2191407#page/11/mode/1up
page(s): 257 [details]
additional source Okemwa, E.N. (1992). A long-term sampling study of copepods across a tropical creek in Mombasa, Kenya. <em>East African Agriculture and Forestry Journal.</em> 57(4):199-215., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00128325.1992.11663147 [details] Available for editors
additional source Alameda de la Mora, G. (1980). Sistemática y distribución de los copépodos (Crustacea) del Golfo de Tehuantepec (México). [Sistemática y distribución de los copépodos (Crustacea) del Golfo de Tehuantepec (México).]. <em>Tesis Profesional, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónomo de México, Mexico City.</em> 397 pp. + 126 pls. [details] Available for editors
additional source Baessa de Aguiar, O. (1989). Contribuiçao para o reconhecimento dos copépodes marinhos da costa ocidental de Africa, entre Sao Tomé e Cabo Frio - I. [Contribution to the recognition of marine copepods on the west coast of Africa, between Sao Tome and Cabo Frio - I.]. <em>Garcia de Orta, Série de Zoologia, Lisbon.</em> 13(1-2):57-66, figs. 1-12. (English and French summaries.). [details] Available for editors
additional source Crisafi, P. & J. Mazza. (1966). Revisione del genere Sapphirina J.V. Thompson, 1829. [Revision of the genus Sapphirina J.V. Thompson, 1829.]. <em>Atti della Società Peloritana di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali.</em> 12(3-4):561-618, figs. 1-33. [details] Available for editors
additional source Chae, J. & S. Nishida. (1994). Integumental ultrastructure and color patterns in the iridescent copepods of the family Sapphirinidae (Copepoda: Poecilostomatoida). Marine Biology, Berlin 119(2):205-210, figs 1-4, tabs 1-2. (v.1994), available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00349558 [details] Available for editors
additional source Chae, J. & S. Nishida. (1999). Spectral patterns of the iridescence in the males of Sapphirina (Copepoda: Poecilostomatoida). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 79(3):437-443. (vi.1999), available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315498000563 [details] Available for editors
additional source Chae, J. & S. Nishida. (2004). Swimming behaviour and photoresponses of the iridescent copepods, Sapphirina gastrica and Sapphirina opalina (Copepoda: Poecilostomatoida). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 84(4):727-731., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315404009816h [details] Available for editors
ecology source Brun, P., M.R. Payne & T. Kiørboe. (2017). A trait database for marine copepods. <em>Earth System Science Data.</em> 9(1):99-113., available online at https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-99-2017 [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Marine Planktonic Copepods (Banyuls/OOB/UPMC/CNRS) Note: Including taxonomic identification plates, remarks, geographic distribution, ecological information & reference list
To Barcode of Life (14 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sapphirina opalina)
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 13 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (12 records)
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (14 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sapphirina opalina)
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 13 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (12 records)
To ITIS
