Exploring evolutionary trends within the Pennellidae (Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida) using molecular data

The family Pennellidae comprises ecto- and mesoparasitic copepods on marine fishes. Although a preliminary scheme of phylogenetic relationships of pennellids based on morphological characters exists, it is difficult to objectively define character states because of their highly modified bodies and r...

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