''Pontella'' is a marine
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) ...
genus in the family
Pontellidae. It is an organism that bears three lenses in the
eye
Eyes are organs of the visual system. They provide living organisms with vision, the ability to receive and process visual detail, as well as enabling several photo response functions that are independent of vision. Eyes detect light and conv ...
. The outer has a
parabolic surface, countering the effects of
spherical aberration
In optics, spherical aberration (SA) is a type of optical aberration, aberration found in optical systems that have elements with spherical surfaces. Lens (optics), Lenses and curved mirrors are prime examples, because this shape is easier to man ...
while allowing a sharp image to be formed.
''Pontella'' includes the following species:
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Pontella agassizii''
Giesbrecht, 1895
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Pontella alata''
A. Scott, 1909
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Pontella andersoni''
Sewell, 1912
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Pontella argentea''
Dana, 1849
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Pontella asymmetrica''
Heinrich, 1967
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Pontella atlantica
''Pontella'' is a marine copepod genus in the family Pontellidae. It is an organism that bears three lenses in the eye. The outer has a parabolic surface, countering the effects of spherical aberration while allowing a sharp image to be formed.
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(Milne-Edwards, 1840)
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Pontella bairdii''
Lubbock, 1853
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Pontella barbata''
Tanaka, 1936
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Pontella bifurcata''
Tanaka, 1936
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Pontella bonei''
Mulyadi, 2003
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Pontella brachiata''
Dana, 1849
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Pontella brachyura
''Pontella'' is a marine copepod genus in the family Pontellidae. It is an organism that bears three lenses in the eye. The outer has a parabolic surface, countering the effects of spherical aberration while allowing a sharp image to be forme ...
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(Kroyer, 1849)
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Pontella brevicornis''
(Lubbock, 1857)
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Pontella cerami''
A. Scott, 1909
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Pontella chierchiae''
Giesbrecht, 1889
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Pontella contracta''
Dana, 1849
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Pontella cristata''
Kramer, 1896
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Pontella curta''
Dana, 1849
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Pontella curticornis''
Dana, 1852
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Pontella danae''
Giesbrecht, 1889
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Pontella darwinii''
(Lubbock, 1853)
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Pontella denticauda''
A. Scott, 1909
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Pontella detonsa''
Dana, 1849
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Pontella diagonalis''
C. B. Wilson, 1950
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Pontella edwardsii
''Pontella'' is a marine copepod genus in the family Pontellidae. It is an organism that bears three lenses in the eye. The outer has a parabolic surface, countering the effects of spherical aberration while allowing a sharp image to be formed. ...
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(Kroyer, 1849)
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Pontella elegans''
(Claus, 1892)
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Pontella elephas''
Brady, 1883
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Pontella emerita''
Dana, 1849
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Pontella eugeniae''
Leuckart, 1859
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Pontella fera''
Dana, 1849
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Pontella forcipata''
Tanaka, 1936
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Pontella forficula''
A. Scott, 1909
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Pontella gaboonensis''
T. Scott, 1894
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Pontella gracilis''
C. B. Wilson, 1950
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Pontella hanloni
''Pontella'' is a marine copepod genus in the family Pontellidae. It is an organism that bears three lenses in the eye. The outer has a parabolic surface, countering the effects of spherical aberration while allowing a sharp image to be forme ...
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Greenwood, 1979
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Pontella helgolandica''
Claus, 1863
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Pontella indica''
Chiba, 1956
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Pontella inermis''
Brady, 1883
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Pontella investigatoris''
Sewell, 1912
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Pontella karachiensis''
Rehman, 1973
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Pontella kieferi''
Pesta, 1933
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Pontella kleini
''Pontella'' is a marine copepod genus in the family Pontellidae. It is an organism that bears three lenses in the eye. The outer has a parabolic surface, countering the effects of spherical aberration while allowing a sharp image to be formed. ...
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Mulyadi, 2003
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Pontella labuanensis''
Mulyadi, 1997
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Pontella latifurca
''Pontella'' is a marine copepod genus in the family Pontellidae. It is an organism that bears three lenses in the eye. The outer has a parabolic surface, countering the effects of spherical aberration while allowing a sharp image to be formed. ...
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Chen & Zhang, 1965
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Pontella lobiancoi
''Pontella'' is a marine copepod genus in the family Pontellidae. It is an organism that bears three lenses in the eye. The outer has a parabolic surface, countering the effects of spherical aberration while allowing a sharp image to be formed. ...
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(Canu, 1888)
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Pontella longipedata''
Sato, 1913
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Pontella marplatensis''
Ramirez, 1966
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Pontella meadii''
Wheeler, 1900
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Pontella mediterranea''
(Claus, 1863)
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Pontella mimocerami''
Fleminger, 1957
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Pontella natalis''
Brady, 1915
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Pontella novaezealandiae''
Farran, 1929
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Pontella patagoniensis''
(Lubbock, 1853)
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Pontella pattersonii''
(Templeton, 1837)
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Pontella pennata''
C. B. Wilson, 1932
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Pontella perspicax''
Dana, 1849
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Pontella plumata''
Dana, 1849
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Pontella polydactyla''
Fleminger, 1957
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Pontella princeps
''Pontella'' is a marine copepod genus in the family Pontellidae. It is an organism that bears three lenses in the eye. The outer has a parabolic surface, countering the effects of spherical aberration while allowing a sharp image to be forme ...
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Dana, 1849
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Pontella protensa''
Dana, 1849
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Pontella pulvinata''
C. B. Wilson, 1950
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Pontella raynaudii''
(Milne-Edwards, 1840)
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Pontella regalis''
Dana, 1849
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Pontella resnautica''
Oliveira, 1946
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Pontella rostraticauda''
Ohtsuka, Fleminger & Onbé, 1987
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Pontella rubescens''
Dana, 1849
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Pontella savignyi''
(Milne-Edwards, 1828)
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Pontella securifer''
Brady, 1883
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Pontella setosa''
Lubbock, 1856
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Pontella sewelli''
Heinrich, 1987
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Pontella sinica''
Chen & Zhang, 1965
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Pontella speciosa''
Dana, 1849
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Pontella spinicauda
''Pontella'' is a marine copepod genus in the family Pontellidae. It is an organism that bears three lenses in the eye. The outer has a parabolic surface, countering the effects of spherical aberration while allowing a sharp image to be formed.
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Mori, 1937
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Pontella spinipedata''
Heinrich, 1989
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Pontella spinipes''
Giesbrecht, 1889
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Pontella strenua''
Dana, 1849
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Pontella suchumica''
Kritchagin, 1873
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Pontella surrecta''
C. B. Wilson, 1950
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Pontella tenuiremis''
Giesbrecht, 1889
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Pontella tridactyla''
Shen & Lee, 1963
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Pontella turgida''
Dana, 1849
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Pontella valida
''Pontella'' is a marine copepod genus in the family Pontellidae. It is an organism that bears three lenses in the eye. The outer has a parabolic surface, countering the effects of spherical aberration while allowing a sharp image to be formed. ...
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Dana, 1852
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Pontella vervoorti''
Mulyadi, 2003
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Pontella whiteleggei''
Kramer, 1896
References
Calanoida
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