Oncaea: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Hexanauplia
Order
Cyclopoida
Family
Oncaeidae
Genus
Oncaea
Species
Scientific Name
Oncaea

Summary description from Wikipedia:

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:

A 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)
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Oncaea in languages:

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オンケア属

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