New records of parasitic copepod (Crustacea, Siphonostomatoida, Pennellidae) found on the body surface of two cetacean species in China

• Published in: Biodiversity Data Journal
• Main Authors: Qianhui Zeng, Yejie Lin
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Pensoft Publishers 2023
• Subjects: new distribution; taxonomy; cetacean external para; Biology (General); QH301-705.5; Koren; Sperm whale; Copepods
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.11.e98914; https://doaj.org/article/bb8c35cf92be4d0b8ce1fcd24e4cf450

Pennella balaenoptera Koren & Danielssen, 1877 (Crustacea, Siphonostomatoida, Pennellidae) is so far known as the largest copepod species and has only been found as a parasite on marine mammals. Previous studies on parasitic copepods in China only focused on those found on economic fishes, no re...