Peniculus minuticaudae

Peniculus minuticaudae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Copepoda
Order: Siphonostomatoida
Family: Pennellidae
Genus: Peniculus
Species:
P. minuticaudae
Binomial name
Peniculus minuticaudae
Shiino, 1956

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

References

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 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