Redescription of Pennella instructa Wilson, 1917 (Copepoda: Pennellidae) from the swordfish ( Xiphias gladius L.)
Two specimens of Pennella instructa Wilson, 1917 are described from swordfish (Xiphias gladius L.) collected off Georges Bank in the northwest Atlantic Ocean. This mesoparasitic copepod is characterized by two lateral horn holdfasts extending posteriorly parallel to the neck, distinct groups of papi...
| Published in: | Canadian Journal of Zoology |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Canadian Science Publishing
1986
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z86-107 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z86-107 |
| Summary: | Two specimens of Pennella instructa Wilson, 1917 are described from swordfish (Xiphias gladius L.) collected off Georges Bank in the northwest Atlantic Ocean. This mesoparasitic copepod is characterized by two lateral horn holdfasts extending posteriorly parallel to the neck, distinct groups of papillae on the anterior end of the cephalothorax, and five-segmented and setose first antennae. |
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