Pandarus (crustacean)

Pandarus is a genus of marine copepods. Species of Pandarus are parasitic to various species of sharks.

Classification

There are fourteen recognized species, including:Pandarus bicolor Leach, 1816Pandarus carcharhini Ho, 1963Pandarus cranchii Leach, 1819Pandarus echinifer Dippenaar, 2024Pandarus floridanus Cressey, 1967Pandarus katoi Cressey, 1967Pandarus niger Kirtisinghe, 1950Pandarus satyrus Dana, 1849-1852Pandarus sinuatus Say, 1818Pandarus smithii Rathbun, 1886Pandarus zygaenae Brady, 1883