Pennella balaenoptera

Pennella balaenoptera

Classification

Class: Copepoda
Order: Siphonostomatoida
Family: Pennellidae

Pennella balaenopterae is a large ectoparasitic copepod specialising in parasitising marine mammals. It is the largest member of the genus Pennella, the other species of which are parasites of larger marine fish. Description P.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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Pennella balaenoptera

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