WoRMS taxon details
Pennella instructa Wilson C.B., 1917
157788 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:157788)
accepted
Species
Pennella zeylanica Kirtisinghe, 1932 · unaccepted (synonym according to Hogans (1988))
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Wilson, C.B. (1917). North American parasitic copepods belonging to the Lernaeidae with a revision of the entire family. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 53(2194):1-150, pls. 1-21. (13-vi-1917).
page(s): 122-124 [details]
page(s): 122-124 [details]
Distribution Canadian Atlantic region
Distribution Canadian Atlantic region [details]
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Pennella instructa Wilson C.B., 1917. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=157788 on 2025-06-27
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Nomenclature
original description
Wilson, C.B. (1917). North American parasitic copepods belonging to the Lernaeidae with a revision of the entire family. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 53(2194):1-150, pls. 1-21. (13-vi-1917).
page(s): 122-124 [details]
original description (of Pennella zeylanica Kirtisinghe, 1932) Kirtisinghe, P. (1932). Pennella zeylanica n. sp., a parasitic copepod of Histiophorus gladius Day. Parasitology, Cambridge 24:137-139, figs. 1-5. (24-iii-1932) [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Margolis, L. & Z. Kabata (eds.). (1988). Guide to the parasites of fishes of Canada. Part II - Crustacea. <em>Canadian Special Publication in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 101:1-184. [copepods & Branchiura: 3-128]. [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 122-124 [details]
original description (of Pennella zeylanica Kirtisinghe, 1932) Kirtisinghe, P. (1932). Pennella zeylanica n. sp., a parasitic copepod of Histiophorus gladius Day. Parasitology, Cambridge 24:137-139, figs. 1-5. (24-iii-1932) [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Margolis, L. & Z. Kabata (eds.). (1988). Guide to the parasites of fishes of Canada. Part II - Crustacea. <em>Canadian Special Publication in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 101:1-184. [copepods & Branchiura: 3-128]. [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Pillai, N.K. (1967). Copepods parasitic on Indian marine fishes. A review. In: Proceedings of the Symposium on Crustacea. Symposium Series, Marine Biological Association of India (2)5:1556-1680, figs. 1-266. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Pillai, N.K. (1985). Copepod Parasites of Marine Fishes. <em>In: The Fauna of India. Zoological Society of India, Calcutta.</em> 900pp., figs. 1-279.
page(s): 744 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Devaraj, M. & S.P. Bennet. (1972). Pennella instructa Wilson (Copepoda), parasitic on the Sailfish, Istiophorus platypterus (Shaw and Nodder). Indian Journal of Fisheries 19(1&2):171-175. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Wilson, C.B. (1932). The copepods of the Woods Hole region, Massachusetts. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> 158:1-635, figs. 1-316, pls. 1-41. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Surya, S., P. Rohit, E.M. Abdussamad, B. Santhosh, T.L. Asha, J.H. Kingsly, M.B. Sini & A.P. Gop. (2023). Pennella instructa infestations on billfishes caught from the Eastern Arabian Sea. <em>ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Vizhinjam Regional Centre. Marine Fisheries Information Service, Technical and Extension Series.</em> 258:40-41., available online at http:// https://eprints.cmfri.org.in/18546/ [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Hogans, W.E., J. Brattey & T.R. Hurlbut. (1985). Pennella filosa and Pennella instructa (Copepoda: Pennellidae) on swordfish (Xiphias gladius L.) from the northwest Atlantic Ocean. Journal of Parasitology 71(1):111-112. (ii-1985) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Brian, A. (1908). Note préliminaire sur les Copépodes parasites des poissons provenant des campagnes scientifiques de S.A.S. le Prince Albert Ier de Monaco ou déposés dans les collections du Musée Océanographique. [Preliminary note on parasitic copepods of fish from the scientific campaigns of HSH Prince Albert I of Monaco or deposited in the collections of the Oceanographic Museum.]. <em>Bulletin de l'Institut Oceanographique Monaco.</em> 110:1-19, figs. 1-7. (31-i-1908). [details]
additional source Chappuis, P.A. (1954). Recherches sur la faune interstitielle des sédiments marins et d'eau douce á Madagascar. IV. Copépodes Harpacticoïdes psammiques de Madagascar. [Research on the interstitial fauna of marine and freshwater sediments in Madagascar. IV. Psammic Harpacticoid Copepods of Madagascar.]. <em>Mémoires de l'Institut Scientifique de Madagascar.</em> (A)9:45-73, figs. 1-109. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Heegaard, P.E. (1962). Parasitic Copepoda from Australian waters. Records of the Australian Museum 25(9):149-234, figs. 1-250. (28-v-1962) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Hogans, W.E. (1986). Redescription of Pennella instructa Wilson, 1917 (Copepoda: Pennellidae) from the swordfish (Xiphias gladius L.). Canadian Journal of Zoology 64(3):727-730. (French summary) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Kirtisinghe, P. (1964). A review of the parasitic copepods of fish recorded from Ceylon, with descriptions of additional forms. Bulletin of the Fisheries Research Station, Sri Lanka (Ceylon) 17(1):45-132, figs. 1-191. (vi-1964) [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]additional source Pillai, N.K. (1985). Copepod Parasites of Marine Fishes. <em>In: The Fauna of India. Zoological Society of India, Calcutta.</em> 900pp., figs. 1-279.
page(s): 744 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Devaraj, M. & S.P. Bennet. (1972). Pennella instructa Wilson (Copepoda), parasitic on the Sailfish, Istiophorus platypterus (Shaw and Nodder). Indian Journal of Fisheries 19(1&2):171-175. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Wilson, C.B. (1932). The copepods of the Woods Hole region, Massachusetts. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> 158:1-635, figs. 1-316, pls. 1-41. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Surya, S., P. Rohit, E.M. Abdussamad, B. Santhosh, T.L. Asha, J.H. Kingsly, M.B. Sini & A.P. Gop. (2023). Pennella instructa infestations on billfishes caught from the Eastern Arabian Sea. <em>ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Vizhinjam Regional Centre. Marine Fisheries Information Service, Technical and Extension Series.</em> 258:40-41., available online at http:// https://eprints.cmfri.org.in/18546/ [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Hogans, W.E., J. Brattey & T.R. Hurlbut. (1985). Pennella filosa and Pennella instructa (Copepoda: Pennellidae) on swordfish (Xiphias gladius L.) from the northwest Atlantic Ocean. Journal of Parasitology 71(1):111-112. (ii-1985) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Brian, A. (1908). Note préliminaire sur les Copépodes parasites des poissons provenant des campagnes scientifiques de S.A.S. le Prince Albert Ier de Monaco ou déposés dans les collections du Musée Océanographique. [Preliminary note on parasitic copepods of fish from the scientific campaigns of HSH Prince Albert I of Monaco or deposited in the collections of the Oceanographic Museum.]. <em>Bulletin de l'Institut Oceanographique Monaco.</em> 110:1-19, figs. 1-7. (31-i-1908). [details]
additional source Chappuis, P.A. (1954). Recherches sur la faune interstitielle des sédiments marins et d'eau douce á Madagascar. IV. Copépodes Harpacticoïdes psammiques de Madagascar. [Research on the interstitial fauna of marine and freshwater sediments in Madagascar. IV. Psammic Harpacticoid Copepods of Madagascar.]. <em>Mémoires de l'Institut Scientifique de Madagascar.</em> (A)9:45-73, figs. 1-109. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Heegaard, P.E. (1962). Parasitic Copepoda from Australian waters. Records of the Australian Museum 25(9):149-234, figs. 1-250. (28-v-1962) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Hogans, W.E. (1986). Redescription of Pennella instructa Wilson, 1917 (Copepoda: Pennellidae) from the swordfish (Xiphias gladius L.). Canadian Journal of Zoology 64(3):727-730. (French summary) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Kirtisinghe, P. (1964). A review of the parasitic copepods of fish recorded from Ceylon, with descriptions of additional forms. Bulletin of the Fisheries Research Station, Sri Lanka (Ceylon) 17(1):45-132, figs. 1-191. (vi-1964) [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Canadian Atlantic region [details]
| Language | Name | |
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| Japanese | カジキヒジキムシ | [details] |
