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Peniculus minuticaudae

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Peniculus minuticaudae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Copepoda
Order: Siphonostomatoida
Family: Pennellidae
Genus: Peniculus
Species:
P. minuticaudae
Binomial name
Peniculus minuticaudae
Shiino, 1956[1]

Peniculus minuticaudae is a species of parasitic pennellid copepod.[2] It is known from the northeast Pacific Ocean.[3] It was originally described in 1956,[1] redescribed in 2012,[4] and its complete life cycle has been elucidated on the cultured threadsail filefish, Stephanolepis cirrhifer in 2013.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Shiino, SM (1956). "Copepods parasitic on Japanese fishes. 7. Peniculus and Peniculisa". Japanese Journal of Zoology. 11: 593–608.
  2. ^ Walter TC, Boxshall G, eds. (2021). "Peniculus minuticaudae Shiino, 1956". World of Copepods database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b Ismail, Norshida; Ohtsuka, Susumu; Venmathi Maran, Balu Alagar; Tasumi, Satoshi; Zaleha, Kassim; Yamashita, Hirofumi (2013). "Complete life cycle of a pennellid Peniculus minuticaudae Shiino, 1956 (Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida) infecting cultured threadsail filefish, Stephanolepis cirrhifer". Parasite. 20: 42. doi:10.1051/parasite/2013041. PMC 3813946. PMID 24165196. Open access icon
  4. ^ Venmathi Maran, B. A.; Moon, Seong Yong; Oh, Sung-Yong; Soh, Ho Young; Myoung, Jung-Goo (2012). "Redescription of two pennellids (Copepoda, Siphonostomatoida) from Korea with a key to species of Peniculus von Nordmann, 1832". ZooKeys (243): 1–14. Bibcode:2012ZooK..243....1V. doi:10.3897/zookeys.243.3668. PMC 3552349. PMID 23372416. Open access icon