''Cucullanus petterae'' is a species of parasitic nematodes.
[ ] 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 blacktip grouper (''Epinephelus fasciatus''), also known as the redbanded grouper, blacktipped cod, black-tipped rockcod, footballer cod, red-barred cod, red-barred rockcod, scarlet rock-cod or weathered rock-cod, is a species of marine ray-fi ...
''. The species has been described in 2020 by
František Moravec
František Moravec CBE (23 July 1895 – 26 July 1966) was the chief Czechoslovak military intelligence officer before and during World War II. He moved to the United States after the war.
Biography
In 1915, Moravec was drafted into Austro-Hun ...
&
Jean-Lou Justine
Jean-Lou Justine (born 1955), French parasitologist and zoologist, is a professor at the National Museum of Natural History in Paris, France, and a specialist of fish parasites and invasive land planarians.
Higher education and career
Justine w ...
from material collected off
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in the South Pacific Ocean.
The name of the species honours Annie Petter, eminent French nematodologist (1932-2017).
References
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Ascaridida
Parasitic nematodes of fish
Nematodes described in 2020
Nematodes of New Caledonia
Endoparasites