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]
Cucullanus petterae | |
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Cucullanus petterae | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Nematoda |
Class: | Chromadorea |
Order: | Rhabditida |
Family: | Cucullanidae |
Genus: | Cucullanus |
Species: | C. petterae
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Binomial name | |
Cucullanus petterae |
The name of the species honours Annie Petter, eminent French nematodologist (1932-2017).[1]