Largest copepod
- Who
- Pennella balaeonpterae
- What
- 32 centimetre(s)
- When
- 01 January 0001
The world's largest species of copepod is Pennella balaeonpterae, which lives exclusively as a parasite upon the backs of fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus). It can attain a maximum length of 32 cm (1.05 ft).