Pennella exocoeti Holten 1802 ...
Pennella exocoeti (Holten, 1802) (Figs. 3, 9) Synonyms. Pennella blainvillei (Lesueur, 1824), P. holteni (Desmarest, 1825), P. liouvillei Quidor, 1912 Type host and locality. Exocoetus sp., Atlantic Ocean. Morphology. Size: 34–42 mm. Papillae: partial coverage, tubiform and branched, arranged around...
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| Summary: | Pennella exocoeti (Holten, 1802) (Figs. 3, 9) Synonyms. Pennella blainvillei (Lesueur, 1824), P. holteni (Desmarest, 1825), P. liouvillei Quidor, 1912 Type host and locality. Exocoetus sp., Atlantic Ocean. Morphology. Size: 34–42 mm. Papillae: partial coverage, tubiform and branched, arranged around perimeter of cephalothorax, not found in organized groups. Holdfasts: two only, short. First antenna with four segments, second with two segments. Plumes: simple, single or double. Remarks. A valid species. Parasitic on flying fishes (Exocoetidae: Exocoetus, Cheilopogon) in the Atlantic Ocean (Hogans 1988a and references therein). A small species exhibiting uniform morphology between specimens. Redescribed from USNM material by Hogans (1988a). ... : Published as part of Hogans, W. E., 2017, Review of Pennella Oken, 1816 (Copepoda: Pennellidae) with a description of Pennella benzi sp. nov., a parasite of Escolar, Lepidocybium flavobrunneum (Pisces) in the northwest Atlantic Ocean, pp. 1-38 in Zootaxa 4244 (1) on page 17, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/400400 ... |
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