title: First report of Pennella balaenopterae Koren and Danielssen, 1877 (Copepoda: Pennelidae) from Turkey.
abstract: A parasitic copepod, Pennella balaenopterae Koren and Danielssen, 1877 (Copepoda: Pennelidae), has been reported from the fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus (Cetacaea: Mysticeti), which was found dead on the Avluk beach (Yumurtalik seaport, Iskenderun Bay, Northeastern Mediterranean coast of Turkey) in 6 May, 2002. This is the first report of Pennella balaenopterae in the Turkish seas.
authors.affiliation: Gaziantep University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Biology, Sahinbey, Gaziantep, Turkey.
authors.forename: Erdoğan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ciçek
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oktener
authors.forename: Osman Bahadir
authors.initials: OB
authors.lastname: Capar
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D033342:Copepoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D004478:Ectoparasitic Infestations / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D050617:Fin Whale / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D009792:Oceans and Seas; D014421:Turkey