Oncaeidae is a
family of
copepod
Copepods (; meaning "oar-feet") are a group of small crustaceans found in nearly every freshwater and saltwater habitat (ecology), habitat. Some species are planktonic (inhabiting sea waters), some are benthos, benthic (living on the ocean floor) ...
s, containing the following genera:
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Archioncaea''
Böttger-Schnack & Huys, 1997
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Conaea''
Giesbrecht, 1891
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Epicalymma''
Heron, 1977
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Monothula''
Böttger-Schnack & Huys, 2001
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Oncaea
''Oncaea'' is a genus of copepods. The genus contains bioluminescent species. Unlike other bioluminescent copepods, ''Oncaea'' have an internal (non-secreted) bioluminescence. ''Oncaea'' contains the following species:
*'' Oncaea africana'' Sh ...
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Philippi, 1843
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Spinoncaea''
Böttger-Schnack, 2003
*''Triconia''
Böttger-Schnack, 1999
References
Poecilostomatoida
Copepod families
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