Sphyrion

Sphyrion
Preserved specimen of Sphyrion laevigatum
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Copepoda
Order: Siphonostomatoida
Family: Sphyriidae
Genus: Sphyrion
Cuvier, 1830
Type species
Chondracanthus levis
Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Species
  • S. laevigatum (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
  • S. lumpi (Krøyer, 1845)
  • S. quadricornis Gaevskaya & Kovaleva, 1984
Synonyms
  • Lestes Krøyer, 1845
  • Lesteira Krøyer, 1863

Sphyrion is a genus of marine copepods in the family Sphyriidae.

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