Pennellidae

Pennellidae is a family of parasitic copepods.

[1][3] When anchored on a host, they have a portion of the body on the outside of the host, whereas the remaining anterior part of the parasite is hidden inside tissues of the host.

[3] There are 24 genera:[1]

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Complete life cycle of a pennellid, Peniculus minuticaudae Shiino, 1956 (Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida), infecting cultured threadsail filefish, Stephanolepis cirrhifer [ 2 ]