Peniculus (crustacean)
Appearance
Peniculus | |
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Peniculus hokutae attached to its host | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Copepoda |
Order: | Siphonostomatoida |
Family: | Pennellidae |
Genus: | Peniculus von Nordmann, 1832 |
Peniculus is a genus of marine copepods in the family Pennellidae.[1]
The genus includes many species; examples are Peniculus minuticaudae and Peniculus hokutae.
References
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Peniculus Nordmann, 1832". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-11-13.