Cucullanus petterae
Cucullanus petterae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Nematoda
Class:
Chromadorea
Order:
Rhabditida
Suborder:
Spirurina
Infraorder:
Ascaridomorpha
Superfamily:
Seuratoidea
Family:
Cucullanidae
Genus:
Cucullanus
Species:
C. petterae
Binomial name
Cucullanus petterae
Cucullanus petterae, scanning electron microscopy

Cucullanus petterae is a species of parasitic nematodes.[1] It is an endoparasite of fish, the Honeycomb grouper Epinephelus merra (Serranidae, Perciformes), which is the type-host, and the Blacktip grouper Epinephelus fasciatus. The species has been described in 2020 by František Moravec & Jean-Lou Justine from material collected off New Caledonia in the South Pacific Ocean.[1]

The name of the species honours Annie Petter, eminent French nematodologist (1932-2017).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Moravec, František; Justine, Jean-Lou (2020). "New records of cucullanid nematodes from marine fishes off New Caledonia, with descriptions of five new species of Cucullanus (Nematoda, Cucullanidae)". Parasite. 27: 37. doi:10.1051/parasite/2020030. ISSN 1776-1042. PMC 7236544. PMID 32425154. Open access icon
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