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Pandarus (genus)

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Pandarus
Pandarus bicolor print
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Copepoda
Order: Siphonostomatoida
Family: Pandaridae
Genus: Pandarus
Leach, 1816[1]

Pandarus is a genus of marine copepods. Species of Pandarus are parasitic to various species of sharks.[2]

Classification

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There are fourteen recognized species,[3] including:

References

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  1. ^ "Pandarus". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  2. ^ Cressey, Roger F. (1968). "Caligoid Copepods Parasitic on Isurus oxyrinchus With an Example of Habitat Shift". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 125 (3653). Smithsonian Institution Press: 1–26. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.125-3653.1.
  3. ^ Benz, George W. (1992). "How Pandarus Species (Copepoda: Pandaridae) Attach to Their Shark Hosts". The Journal of Parasitology. 78 (2): 368–370. doi:10.2307/3283492. ISSN 0022-3395. JSTOR 3283492.
  4. ^ Dippenaar, S. M. (22 June 2024). "Pandarus Leach, 1816 (Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida: Pandaridae) species collected from elasmobranchs off South Africa with the description of Pandarus echinifer n. sp.". Systematic Parasitology. 101 (4): 46. doi:10.1007/s11230-024-10167-y. ISSN 1573-5192. PMC 11193696. PMID 38907944.