Oncaea venusta
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| Oncaea venusta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Copepoda |
| Order: | Cyclopoida |
| Family: | Oncaeidae |
| Genus: | Oncaea |
| Species: | O. venusta |
| Binomial name | |
| Oncaea venusta Philippi, 1843 | |
Oncaea venusta is a species of copepod with a cosmopolitan distribution, but lacking from the Arctic Ocean.[1] Females are 1.1–1.3 mm (0.043–0.051 in) long, while males are only 0.8–1.0 mm (0.031–0.039 in) long.[2] The front of the head is unusually wide, and the body is brightly coloured, usually yellow–orange, but sometimes red.[2] O. venusta feeds on a variety of zooplankton and phytoplankton.[2]
