Peniculus (crustacean)

Peniculus
Peniculus hokutoae attached to its host
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Copepoda
Order: Siphonostomatoida
Family: Pennellidae
Genus: Peniculus
von Nordmann, 1832

Peniculus is a genus of marine copepods in the family Pennellidae.[1] They occur worldwide and typically parasitize coastal or epipelagic fish, with the exception of Peniculus hokutoae that was found parasitizing a mesopelagic myctophid, Symbolophorus evermanni.[2]

  1. ^ Walter TC, Boxshall G, eds. (2021). "Peniculus Nordmann, 1832". World of Copepods database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Ohtsuka et al. 2018 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).