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Sapphirina Thompson J.V., 1829

Sapphirina
Sapphirina

128722  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:128722)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Arthropoda (Phylum)
  4. Crustacea (Subphylum)
  5. Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  6. Copepoda (Class)
  7. Neocopepoda (Infraclass)
  8. Podoplea (Superorder)
  9. Cyclopoida (Order)
  10. Ergasilida (Suborder)
  11. Sapphirinidae (Family)
  12. Sapphirina (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Sapphirina indicator Thompson J.V., 1829 (type by original designation)
Carcinium Meyen, 1834 · unaccepted (synonym)
Cyanomma Haeckel, 1864 · unaccepted (synonym)
Edwardsia Costa O.G., 1838 · unaccepted (synonym)
Pyromma Haeckel, 1864 · unaccepted (synonym)
Sapphiridina Haeckel, 1864 · unaccepted (synonym)

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  1. Species Sapphirina angusta Dana, 1849-1852
  2. Species Sapphirina auronitens Claus, 1863
  3. Species Sapphirina bicuspidata Giesbrecht, 1891
  4. Species Sapphirina darwinii Haeckel, 1864
  5. Species Sapphirina doliolettae Takahashi, Itoh & Hirai, 2022
  6. Species Sapphirina elongata Dana, 1849-1852
  7. Species Sapphirina gastrica Giesbrecht, 1891
  8. Species Sapphirina gemma Dana, 1849-1852
  9. Species Sapphirina granulosa (Giesbrecht, 1891)
  10. Species Sapphirina intestinata Giesbrecht, 1891
  11. Species Sapphirina iris Dana, 1849-1852
  12. Species Sapphirina lactens Giesbrecht, 1893
  13. Species Sapphirina maculosa Giesbrecht, 1893
  14. Species Sapphirina metallina Dana, 1849-1852
  15. Species Sapphirina nigromaculata Claus, 1863
  16. Species Sapphirina opalina Dana, 1853-1855
  17. Species Sapphirina ovatolanceolata Dana, 1849-1852
  18. Species Sapphirina pyrosomatis Giesbrecht, 1893
  19. Species Sapphirina sali Farran, 1929
  20. Species Sapphirina scarlata Giesbrecht, 1891
  21. Species Sapphirina sinuicauda Brady, 1883
  22. Species Sapphirina stellata Giesbrecht, 1891
  23. Species Sapphirina vorax Giesbrecht, 1891
  24. Species Sapphirina aureofurca Giesbrecht, 1891 accepted as Sapphirina darwinii Haeckel, 1864 (synonym according to Giesbrecht, 1892)
  25. Species Sapphirina clausii (Haeckel, 1864) accepted as Sapphirina angusta Dana, 1849-1852 (synonym according to Giesbrecht, 1892)
  26. Species Sapphirina cylindrica Lubbock, 1860 accepted as Sapphirina metallina Dana, 1849-1852 (synonym according to Giesbrecht, 1892)
  27. Species Sapphirina danae Lubbock, 1856 accepted as Sapphirina angusta Dana, 1849-1852 (synonym according to Giesbrecht, 1892)
  28. Species Sapphirina edwardsii (Haeckel, 1864) accepted as Sapphirina gemma Dana, 1849-1852 (synonym according to Giesbrecht, 1892)
  29. Species Sapphirina gegenbauri (Haeckel, 1864) accepted as Sapphirina ovatolanceolata Dana, 1849-1852 (synonym according to Giesbrecht, 1892)
  30. Species Sapphirina gibba Rose, 1929 accepted as Sapphirina sali Farran, 1929 (listed as synonym by Vives & Shmeleva, 2010)
  31. Species Sapphirina lomae Esterly, 1905 accepted as Sapphirina nigromaculata Claus, 1863 (listed as synonym by Lehnhofer, 1929)
  32. Species Sapphirina longifurca Scott A., 1909 accepted as Sapphirina iris Dana, 1849-1852 (listed as synonym by Lehnhofer, 1929)
  33. Species Sapphirina opaca Lubbock, 1856 accepted as Sapphirina angusta Dana, 1849-1852 (synonym according to Giesbrecht, 1892)
  34. Species Sapphirina opalina-darwini Lehnhofer, 1929 (unaccepted > nomen nudum, Incorrectly formed name: both species darwinii and opalina are valid)
  35. Species Sapphirina ovatolanceolata-gemma Lehnhofer, 1929 accepted as Sapphirina ovatolanceolata gemma Dana, 1849-1852 accepted as Sapphirina ovatolanceolata Dana, 1849-1852 (Incorrectly formed name: both species are treated as valid)
  36. Species Sapphirina pachygaster Claus, 1863 accepted as Sapphirina opalina Dana, 1853-1855 (synonym according to Giesbrecht, 1892)
  37. Species Sapphirina pseudolactens Lehnhofer, 1929 accepted as Sapphirina sali Farran, 1929 (listed as synonym by Vives & Shmeleva, 2010)
  38. Species Sapphirina salpae Claus, 1859 accepted as Sapphirina iris Dana, 1849-1852 (listed as synonym by Lehnhofer, 1929)
  39. Species Sapphirina scalaris Fischer, 1860 accepted as Sapphirina iris Dana, 1849-1852 (listed as synonym by Lehnhofer, 1929)
  40. Species Sapphirina stylifera Lubbock, 1856 accepted as Sapphirinella stylifera (Lubbock, 1856) accepted as Copilia mirabilis Dana, 1849-1852
  41. Species Sapphirina thompsoni Lubbock, 1860 accepted as Sapphirina opalina Dana, 1853-1855 (synonym according to Giesbrecht, 1892)
  42. Species Sapphirina versicolor Dana, 1849-1852 accepted as Sapphirina opalina Dana, 1853-1855 (synonym according to Giesbrecht, 1892)
  43. Species Sapphirina darwini Haeckel, 1864 represented as Sapphirina darwinii Haeckel, 1864
  44. Species Sapphirina bella Dana, 1849-1852 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, listed as "Unbestimmbare Species" by Giesbrecht, 1892)
  45. Species Sapphirina coruscans Dana, 1849-1852 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, listed as unbestimmbare by Lehnhofer, 1929)
  46. Species Sapphirina detonsa Dana, 1849-1852 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, listed as "Unbestimmbare Species" by Giesbrecht, 1892)
  47. Species Sapphirina elegans Lubbock, 1860 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, listed as "Unbestimmbare Species" by Giesbrecht, 1892)
  48. Species Sapphirina fulgens Templeton, 1836 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, listed as "Unbestimmbare Species" by Giesbrecht, 1892)
  49. Species Sapphirina inaequalis Dana, 1849-1852 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, listed as "Unbestimmbare Species" by Giesbrecht, 1892)
  50. Species Sapphirina indicator Thompson J.V., 1829 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, Giesbrecht, 1892-1893: 620)
  51. Species Sapphirina indigotica Dana, 1849-1852 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, listed as "Unbestimmbare Species" by Giesbrecht, 1892)
  52. Species Sapphirina nitens Lubbock, 1860 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, listed as "Unbestimmbare Species" by Giesbrecht, 1892)
  53. Species Sapphirina obesa Dana, 1849-1852 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, listed as "Unbestimmbare Species" by Giesbrecht, 1892)
  54. Species Sapphirina obtusa Dana, 1849-1852 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, listed as "Unbestimmbare Species" by Giesbrecht, 1892)
  55. Species Sapphirina orientalis Dana, 1849-1852 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, listed as "Unbestimmbare Species" by Giesbrecht, 1892)
  56. Species Sapphirina ovalis Dana, 1849-1852 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, listed as "Unbestimmbare Species" by Giesbrecht, 1892)
  57. Species Sapphirina ovata Dana, 1849-1852 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, listed as "Unbestimmbare Species" by Giesbrecht, 1892)
  58. Species Sapphirina parva Lubbock, 1860 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, listed as "Unbestimmbare Species" by Giesbrecht, 1892)
  59. Species Sapphirina reticulata Brady, 1883 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, listed as "Unbestimmbare Species" by Giesbrecht, 1892)
  60. Species Sapphirina serrata Brady, 1883 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, listed as "Unbestimmbare Species" by Giesbrecht, 1892)
  61. Species Sapphirina splendens Dana, 1849-1852 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, listed as "Unbestimmbare Species" by Giesbrecht, 1892)
  62. Species Sapphirina tenella Dana, 1849-1852 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, listed as "Unbestimmbare Species" by Giesbrecht, 1892)
  63. Species Sapphirina uncinata Leuckart, 1853 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, listed as "Unbestimmbare Species" by Giesbrecht, 1892)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Thompson, J.V. (1829). On the Luminosity of the Ocean, with descriptions of some remarkable species of Luminous Animals (Pyrosoma pigmaea and Sapphirina indicator) and particularly of the four new genera, Nocticula, Cynthia, Lucifer and Podopsis, of the Shizopodae. <em>In: Thompson, J.V. (1828-1834). Zoological Researches, and illustrations; or, natural history of nondescript or imperfectly known animals, in a series of memoirs, illustrated by numerous figures.</em> pp. 37-61, plates V-VIII. (look up in IMIS) [details] OpenAccess publication
Taxonomy According to Wheeler's introduction to the 1968 facsimile edition of J.V. Thompson's Zoological Researches, Memoir III was...  
Taxonomy According to Wheeler's introduction to the 1968 facsimile edition of J.V. Thompson's Zoological Researches, Memoir III was published in April, 1829. [details]
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Sapphirina Thompson J.V., 1829. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=128722 on 2025-04-03
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Boxshall, Geoff
2008-09-14 11:47:50Z
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Walter, T. Chad
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Boxshall, Geoff
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Walter, T. Chad
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Walter, T. Chad
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Nomenclature

original description Thompson, J.V. (1829). On the Luminosity of the Ocean, with descriptions of some remarkable species of Luminous Animals (Pyrosoma pigmaea and Sapphirina indicator) and particularly of the four new genera, Nocticula, Cynthia, Lucifer and Podopsis, of the Shizopodae. <em>In: Thompson, J.V. (1828-1834). Zoological Researches, and illustrations; or, natural history of nondescript or imperfectly known animals, in a series of memoirs, illustrated by numerous figures.</em> pp. 37-61, plates V-VIII. (look up in IMIS) [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Carcinium Meyen, 1834) Meyen, F.J.F. (1834). Uber das leuchten des Meeres, und Beschreibuhg einiger Polypen und anderer niederer Thierre. [Did you mean: Über das leuchten des Meeres, und Beschreibung einiger Polypen und anderer niederer Thierre. [On the luminescence of the sea, and description of some polyps and other lower animals.]. <em>In: Meyen, F. J. F. (ed.) IBeitrage zur Zoologie, gesammelt auf einer Reise um die Erde. Verhandlungen den Kaiserlichen Leopoldinisch-Carolinischen Akademie der Naturforscher .</em> 16: 125-216., available online at http://books.google.ch/books?id=_ckAAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&hl=fr&source=gbs_v2_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q=&f=false [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Cyanomma Haeckel, 1864) Haeckel, E. (1864). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Corycaeiden. [Contributions to the knowledge of Corycaeids.]. <em>Jenaische Zeitschrift für Medicin und Naturwissenschaft.</em> 1:61-112, pls. 1-3. [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Edwardsia Costa O.G., 1838) Costa, O.G. (1838). Animali articolati. Classe I. Crostacei (Crustacea). Ordine II. Entomostraci Pecilopodia (Paecilopoda, Latr.). Genere Edwardsia; Edwardsia, Costa. [Articulated animals. Class I. Crustacea (Crustacea). Order II. Entomostraca. Pecilopodia (Paecilopoda, Latr.). Genus Edwardsia; Edwardsia, Costa.]. <em>In: Fauna del regno di Napoli ossia enumerazione di tutti gli animali che abita no le divers region di questo regno a le acque celel bagnono.</em> Pp. 1-6, pls. 1-3. [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Pyromma Haeckel, 1864) Haeckel, E. (1864). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Corycaeiden. [Contributions to the knowledge of Corycaeids.]. <em>Jenaische Zeitschrift für Medicin und Naturwissenschaft.</em> 1:61-112, pls. 1-3.
page(s): 102 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Sapphiridina Haeckel, 1864) Haeckel, E. (1864). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Corycaeiden. [Contributions to the knowledge of Corycaeids.]. <em>Jenaische Zeitschrift für Medicin und Naturwissenschaft.</em> 1:61-112, pls. 1-3.
page(s): 105 [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record Boxshall, G. (2001). Copepoda (excl. Harpacticoida), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 252-268 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

Other

additional source Crisafi, P. (1966). Osservazioni su rappresentanti mediterrenei del genere Sapphirina J.V. Thompson, 1829. [Observations on Mediterranean representatives of the genus Sapphirina J.V. Thompson, 1829.]. <em>Bollettino di Zoologia.</em> 33(1):179-180. (Abstract.). [details] 

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  PDF available [request]

additional source Crisafi, P. & J. Mazza. (1969). Révision du genre Sapphirina J.V. Thompson d'après des prélèvements effectués en différents secteurs de Méditerranée. [Revision of the genus Sapphirina J.V. Thompson based on samples taken in different sectors of the Mediterranean.]. <em>Rapports et Procès-Verbaux des Réunions de la Commission Internationale pour l'Exploration Scientifique de la Mer Mediterranée, Monaco.</em> 19(3):437-438. (Abstract.) [French]. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source 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.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40412910
page(s): 1234-1238 [details] OpenAccess publication

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  PDF available [request]

additional source Rajaram, L.K. & S. Krishnaswamy. (1980). Distribution of Sapphirina (Copepoda, Crustacea) in the northwestern Indian Ocean. Mahasagar, Goa 13(2):153-163, figs. 1-8, tabs. 1-3. [details] 

additional source Rajaram, L.K. & S. Krishnaswamy. (1981). Distribution of Sapphirina (Copepoda, Cyclopoida) in the south-east Indian Ocean along 110EE. Bulletin of the Department of Marine Science, University of Cochin 12(1-2): 1-22, figs. 1-3, tabs. 1-6. [details] 

 
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Taxonomy According to Wheeler's introduction to the 1968 facsimile edition of J.V. Thompson's Zoological Researches, Memoir III was published in April, 1829. [details]
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LanguageName 
English sapphirines  [details]
German Saphirkrebse  [details]
Japanese サフィリナ属  [details]
3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Carcinium Document hosted within WoRMS (from synonym Carcinium Meyen, 1834)
3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Cyanomma Document hosted within WoRMS (from synonym Cyanomma Haeckel, 1864)
3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Edwardsia Document hosted within WoRMS (from synonym Edwardsia Costa O.G., 1838)
3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Pyromma Document hosted within WoRMS (from synonym Pyromma Haeckel, 1864)
3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Sapphiridina Document hosted within WoRMS (from synonym Sapphiridina Haeckel, 1864)
3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Sapphirina Document hosted within WoRMS 
3x5 J.S. Ho Taxonomic Card - Sapphirina Document hosted within WoRMS 
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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Edwardsia) (from synonym Edwardsia Costa O.G., 1838)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sapphirina) 
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