Oncaea is a genus of copepods. The genus contains bioluminescent species.[2] Unlike other bioluminescent copepods, Oncaea have an internal (non-secreted) bioluminescence.[3] Oncaea contains the following species:[1]
A number of nomina dubia and species inquirendae have also been described in Oncaea:[1]
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 Shmeleva, 1979 Oncaea alboranica Shmeleva, 1979 Oncaea atlantica Shmeleva, 1967 Oncaea bispinosa Böttger-Schnack, 2002 Oncaea bowmani Heron, 1977 Oncaea brocha Heron, 1977 Oncaea brodskii Shmeleva, 1968 Oncaea clevei Früchtl, 1923 Oncaea compacta Heron, 1977 Oncaea convexa Heron, 1977 Oncaea cristata Böttger-Schnack, 2005 Oncaea crypta Böttger-Schnack, 2005 Oncaea curta G. O. Sars, 1916 Oncaea curvata Giesbrecht, 1902 Oncaea damkaeri Heron, 1977 Oncaea delicata Heron, English & Damkaer, 1984 Oncaea englishi Heron, 1977 Oncaea furnestini Shmeleva, 1979 Oncaea glabra Heron & Frost, 2000 Oncaea grossa Heron & Frost, 2000 Oncaea heronae Malt, 1982 Oncaea illgi Heron, 1977 Oncaea infantula K. T. Gordeeva, 1972 Oncaea insolita Heron & Frost, 2000 Oncaea lacinia Heron, English & Damkaer, 1984 Oncaea latimana K. T. Gordeeva, 1975 Oncaea longipes Shmeleva, 1968 Oncaea longiseta Shmeleva, 1968 Oncaea macilenta Heron, 1977 Oncaea media Giesbrecht, 1891 Oncaea mediterranea (Claus, 1863) Oncaea memorata K. T. Gordeeva, 1973 Oncaea minima Shmeleva, 1968 Oncaea minor Shmeleva, 1979 Oncaea mollicula K. T. Gordeeva, 1975 Oncaea notopus Giesbrecht, 1891 Oncaea oceanica K. T. Gordeeva, 1972 Oncaea olsoni Heron, 1977 Oncaea ornata Giesbrecht, 1891 Oncaea ovalis Shmeleva, 1966 Oncaea parabathyalis Böttger-Schnack, 2005 Oncaea paraclevei Böttger-Schnack, 2001 Oncaea parila Heron, 1977 Oncaea petila Heron, 1977 Oncaea philippinensis (Kazachenko & Avdeev, 1977) Oncaea platysetosa Boxshall & Böttger, 1987 Oncaea prendeli Shmeleva, 1966 Oncaea prolata Heron, 1977 Oncaea pumilis Heron, 1977 Oncaea rimula Heron & Frost, 2000 Oncaea rotata Heron & Frost, 2000 Oncaea rotunda Heron, 1977 Oncaea rotundata Boxshall, 1977 Oncaea scottodicarloi Heron & Bradford-Grieve, 1995 Oncaea setosa Heron, 1977 Oncaea shmelevi K. T. Gordeeva, 1972 Oncaea tenella G. O. Sars, 1916 Oncaea tenuimana Giesbrecht, 1891 Oncaea tregoubovi Shmeleva, 1968 Oncaea venusta Philippi, 1843 Oncaea vodjanitskii Shmeleva & Delalo, 1965 Oncaea waldemari Bersano & Boxshall, 1996 Oncaea walleni Heron, 1977 Oncaea zernovi Shmeleva, 1966A number of nomina dubia and species inquirendae have also been described in Oncaea:
Nomina dubia Oncaea neobscura Razouls, 1969 Oncaea obscura Farran, 1908 Oncaea parobscura Shmeleva, 1979 Species inquirendae Oncaea bathyalis Shmeleva, 1968 Oncaea crassimana (Dana, 1849) Oncaea frosti Heron, 2002 Oncaea gracilis (Dana, 1852) Oncaea obtusa (Dana, 1852)
