Pennella sagitta [Pennella sagitta]
Description
Pennella sagitta is a species of copepods identified in a variety of marine fish and mammals. Like other species in its genus, it has an elongated body, a proboscis for feeding, and two types of holdfast appendages. Female adults can reach 22-36 mm in length, while males are rarely seen.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Arthropods
Arthropoda
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Copepods
Copepoda
|
| Order |
Cyclopoida
Cyclopoida
|
| Family |
Lernaeidae
Lernaeidae
|
| Genus |
Pennella
Pennella
|