Oncaea
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]
- 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, 1966
| Oncaea | |
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| Male Oncaea venusta | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Copepoda |
| Order: | Cyclopoida |
| Family: | Oncaeidae |
| Genus: | Oncaea Philippi, 1843 |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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A number of nomina dubia and species inquirendae have also been described in Oncaea:[1]
- 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)
References
- Geoff Boxshall (2011). T. Chad Walter & Geoff Boxshall (ed.). "Oncaea Philippi, 1843". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
- Herring, Peter J. (1987). "Systematic distribution of bioluminescence in living organisms". Journal of Bioluminescence and Chemiluminescence. 1 (3): 147–163. doi:10.1002/bio.1170010303.
- Herring, Peter J.; Latz, M. I.; Bannister, N. J.; Widder, E. A. (1993). "Bioluminescence of the poecilostomatoid copepod Oncaea conifera". Marine Ecology Progress Series. 94: 297–309. Bibcode:1993MEPS...94..297H. doi:10.3354/meps094297.
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