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| Peniculus hokutoae attached to its host | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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]
- ^ Walter TC, Boxshall G, eds. (2021). "Peniculus Nordmann, 1832". World of Copepods Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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