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What quantum numbers characterize a 1 particle state?

Single particle states in QFT are defined to be irreducible invariant subspaces under the action of the Poincare group. Such states are generally specified by a spin projection and a momentum. Is it possible for a 1 particle state to have other quantum numbers?

My expectation is no, as existence of any other degrees of freedom would suggest that the state is not irreducible.