Review of Pennella Oken, 1816 (Copepoda: Pennellidae) with a description of Pennella benzi sp. nov., a parasite of Escolar, Lepidocybium flavobrunneum (Pisces) in the northwest Atlantic Ocean.
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.1.1
Abstract: The genus Pennella Oken, 1816, mesoparasitic copepods from marine fish and mammals, is reviewed with the objective of determining the validity of members of the genus. Details of the external morphological structures of the adult… read more here.
Keywords: pennella benzi; oken 1816; pennella; benzi nov ... See more keywords
Pennella balaenoptera actively select injured cetacean skin as attachment sites, making them potentially useful forensic tags.
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DOI: 10.3354/dao03796
Abstract: Cetaceans harbor multiple epibionts on their external surface, and these attach to particular microhabitats. Understanding what drives the selection of attachment sites is relevant for refining the use of epibionts as indicators of their hosts.… read more here.
Keywords: pennella balaenoptera; attachment sites; pennella; balaenoptera ... See more keywords
The Complete Mitochondrial Genome of Pennella sp. Parasitizing Thunnus albacares
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DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.945152
Abstract: In the study, the parasite from the yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) was separated, and morphological observation and molecular identification were carried out. Our results showed that the parasite was similar to Pennella sp. Its cephalothorax… read more here.
Keywords: pennella; genome pennella; complete mitochondrial; thunnus albacares ... See more keywords