''Oncaea'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
copepod
Copepods (; meaning "oar-feet") are a group of small crustaceans found in nearly every freshwater and saltwater habitat. Some species are planktonic (inhabiting sea waters), some are benthic (living on the ocean floor), a number of species have p ...
s. The genus contains bioluminescent species. Unlike other bioluminescent copepods, ''Oncaea'' have an internal (non-secreted) bioluminescence.
''Oncaea'' contains the following species:
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Oncaea africana''
Shmeleva, 1979
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Oncaea alboranica''
Shmeleva, 1979
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Oncaea atlantica''
Shmeleva, 1967
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Oncaea bispinosa''
Böttger-Schnack, 2002
*''
Oncaea bowmani''
Heron, 1977
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Oncaea brocha''
Heron, 1977
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Oncaea brodskii''
Shmeleva, 1968
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Oncaea clevei''
Früchtl, 1923
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Oncaea compacta''
Heron, 1977
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Oncaea convexa''
Heron, 1977
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Oncaea cristata''
Böttger-Schnack, 2005
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Oncaea crypta''
Böttger-Schnack, 2005
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Oncaea curta
''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'' Shm ...
''
G. O. Sars, 1916
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Oncaea curvata''
Giesbrecht, 1902
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Oncaea damkaeri''
Heron, 1977
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Oncaea delicata''
Heron, English & Damkaer, 1984
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Oncaea englishi
''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'' Shm ...
''
Heron, 1977
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Oncaea furnestini
''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'' Shm ...
''
Shmeleva, 1979
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Oncaea glabra
''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'' Shm ...
''
Heron & Frost, 2000
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Oncaea grossa
''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'' Shm ...
''
Heron & Frost, 2000
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Oncaea heronae
''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'' Shm ...
''
Malt, 1982
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Oncaea illgi
''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'' Shm ...
''
Heron, 1977
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Oncaea infantula
''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'' Shm ...
''
K. T. Gordeeva, 1972
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Oncaea insolita
''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'' Shm ...
''
Heron & Frost, 2000
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Oncaea lacinia
''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'' Shm ...
''
Heron, English & Damkaer, 1984
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Oncaea latimana
''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'' Shm ...
''
K. T. Gordeeva, 1975
*''
Oncaea longipes
''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'' Shm ...
''
Shmeleva, 1968
*''
Oncaea longiseta''
Shmeleva, 1968
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Oncaea macilenta''
Heron, 1977
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Oncaea media''
Giesbrecht, 1891
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Oncaea mediterranea''
(Claus, 1863)
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Oncaea memorata''
K. T. Gordeeva, 1973
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Oncaea minima''
Shmeleva, 1968
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Oncaea minor''
Shmeleva, 1979
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Oncaea mollicula''
K. T. Gordeeva, 1975
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Oncaea notopus''
Giesbrecht, 1891
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Oncaea oceanica''
K. T. Gordeeva, 1972
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Oncaea olsoni''
Heron, 1977
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Oncaea ornata''
Giesbrecht, 1891
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Oncaea ovalis''
Shmeleva, 1966
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Oncaea parabathyalis''
Böttger-Schnack, 2005
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Oncaea paraclevei''
Böttger-Schnack, 2001
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Oncaea parila''
Heron, 1977
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Oncaea petila''
Heron, 1977
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Oncaea philippinensis''
(Kazachenko & Avdeev, 1977)
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Oncaea platysetosa''
Boxshall & Böttger, 1987
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Oncaea prendeli''
Shmeleva, 1966
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Oncaea prolata''
Heron, 1977
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Oncaea pumilis''
Heron, 1977
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Oncaea rimula''
Heron & Frost, 2000
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Oncaea rotata''
Heron & Frost, 2000
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Oncaea rotunda''
Heron, 1977
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Oncaea rotundata''
Boxshall, 1977
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Oncaea scottodicarloi''
Heron & Bradford-Grieve, 1995
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Oncaea setosa''
Heron, 1977
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Oncaea shmelevi''
K. T. Gordeeva, 1972
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Oncaea tenella''
G. O. Sars, 1916
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Oncaea tenuimana''
Giesbrecht, 1891
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Oncaea tregoubovi''
Shmeleva, 1968
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Oncaea venusta
''Oncaea venusta'' is a species of copepod with a cosmopolitan distribution, but lacking from the Arctic Ocean. Females are long, while males are only long. The front of the head is unusually wide, and the body is brightly coloured, usually yel ...
''
Philippi, 1843
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Oncaea vodjanitskii''
Shmeleva & Delalo, 1965
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Oncaea waldemari''
Bersano & Boxshall, 1996
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Oncaea walleni''
Heron, 1977
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Oncaea zernovi''
Shmeleva, 1966
A number of ''
nomina dubia'' and ''
species inquirenda
In biological classification, a ''species inquirenda'' is a species of doubtful identity requiring further investigation. The use of the term in English-language biological literature dates back to at least the early nineteenth century.
The term ...
e'' have also been described in ''Oncaea'':
;''Nomina dubia''
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Oncaea neobscura''
Razouls, 1969
*''
Oncaea obscura''
Farran, 1908
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Oncaea parobscura''
Shmeleva, 1979
;''Species inquirendae''
*''
Oncaea bathyalis''
Shmeleva, 1968
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Oncaea crassimana''
(Dana, 1849)
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Oncaea frosti''
Heron, 2002
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Oncaea gracilis''
(Dana, 1852)
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Oncaea obtusa''
(Dana, 1852)
References
Poecilostomatoida
Bioluminescent copepods
Copepod genera
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