Pennella makaira [Pennella makaira]
Description
Pennella makaira is a copepod species that parasitizes large pelagic fish. Adult females, typically 30-40 mm long, feature a slender body, a proboscis for feeding, and two types of holdfast appendages. Males are not often seen.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Arthropods
Arthropoda
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Copepods
Copepoda
|
| Order |
Cyclopoida
Cyclopoida
|
| Family |
Lernaeidae
Lernaeidae
|
| Genus |
Pennella
Pennella
|