The First Report of <i>Pennella</i> (Crustacea: Copepoda) Infesting <i>Stenella coeruleoalba</i> Stranded in Malta: Morphological and Genetic Analyses
Here, we document the stranding of a striped dolphin <i>Stenella coeruleoalba</i> (Meyen, 1833) (Mammalia: Delphinidae), which was found dead in Maltese waters in July 2020. The stranded dolphin exhibited a severe infestation of the mesoparasitic copepod, <i>Pennella balaenoptera&l...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2024-04-01
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| Series: | Animals |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/7/1107 |