Pennella filosa [Pennella filosa]
Description
Pennella filosa is a species of copepods commonly found on fishes such as tuna, billfish, and cetaceans. Adult females measure about 20-32 mm, while males are rarely encountered. The body is slender and elongated with two types of holdfast appendages, and a proboscis that penetrates the host's tissue for feeding.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Arthropods
Arthropoda
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Copepods
Copepoda
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| Order |
Cyclopoida
Cyclopoida
|
| Family |
Lernaeidae
Lernaeidae
|
| Genus |
Pennella
Pennella
|