Peniculus minuticaudae
Species of Maxillopoda
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Peniculus minuticaudae is a species of parasitic pennellid copepod.[2] It is known from the northeast Pacific Ocean.[3] It was originally described in 1956,[1] redescribed in 2012,[4] and its complete life cycle has been elucidated on the cultured threadsail filefish, Stephanolepis cirrhifer in 2013.[3]
| Peniculus minuticaudae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Copepoda |
| Order: | Siphonostomatoida |
| Family: | Pennellidae |
| Genus: | Peniculus |
| Species: | P. minuticaudae |
| Binomial name | |
| Peniculus minuticaudae Shiino, 1956[1] | |
