Cucullanus petterae

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
Cucullanus petterae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Nematoda
Class:	Chromadorea
Order:	Rhabditida
Family:	Cucullanidae
Genus:	Cucullanus
Species:	C. petterae
Binomial name
Cucullanus petterae Moravec & Justine, 2020

Cucullanus petterae, scanning electron microscopy

The name of the species honours Annie Petter, eminent French nematodologist (1932-2017).^[1]