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Sapphirina (copepod)



Location: Caught about 10 kilometers offshore of St. Croix, USVI.

Notes: This unique and beautiful copepod is rare nearshore, but is occasionally caught offshore in tropical or Gulf stream waters.

When alive, the dark spots shown here are bright blue.

lCollected by: Bill Johnson, Goucher College.


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