Oncaea

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Copepoda
Family:Oncaeidae
Oncaea
Male Oncaea venusta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Copepoda
Order: Cyclopoida
Family: Oncaeidae
Genus: Oncaea
Philippi, 1843
Synonyms [1]
  • Antaria Dana, 1846
  • Myspictosum Kazachenko & Avdeev, 1977

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]

Nomina dubia
Species inquirendae

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