Pennella balaenopterae

Tags: Crustacean.

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.

class: Copepod, Maxillopoda
family: Pennellidae
genus: Pennella
kingdom: Animal
order: Siphonostomatoida
phylum: Arthropod, Crustacean

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