Each individual cetacean is an ecosystem itself, potentially harboring a great variety of
animals that travel with it. Despite being often despised or overlooked, many of these …

This recent checklist of marine arthropods found on the coasts of Turkey represents a total of
1531 species belonging to 7 classes: Malacostraca (766 species), Maxillopoda (437 …

A review of the last 399 years (1624–2023) on fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) in the
Mediterranean Sea was conducted, based on an extensive compilation of records published …

Mediterranean fin whales Balaenoptera physalus face many threats to their conservation,
including both anthropogenic and natural issues. There are few records of the parasitic …

Abstract Knowledge of health threats to beaked whales (Ziphiidae) in the Eastern Pacific
Ocean is scarce. Images of 53 Ziphius cavirostris photo-identified around Guadalupe Island …

Abstract The genus Pennella Oken, 1816, mesoparasitic copepods from marine fish and
mammals, is reviewed with the objective of determining the validity of members of the genus …

An adult, female harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena relicta) was found stranded on the
southern Aegean Sea coast of Turkey. Thirteen holes made by copepods were observed on …

Simple Summary A striped dolphin was found dead in Maltese waters in July 2020,
displaying a severe infestation of the mesoparasite Pennella balaenoptera. This parasite is …

Basking at the sea surface is a well known, but peculiar behavior of ocean sunfish (Mola
mola). One of hypotheses for this behavior is parasite elimination. However, in oceanic …

This case report describes the first identification in Israel of the mesoparasitic copepod
Pennella balaenoptera, in the carcass of a marine mammal. A Fin whale (Balaenoptera …