Oncaea

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Oncaea
Oncaea venusta.jpg
Male Oncaea venusta
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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]

  • Shmeleva, 1979
  • Shmeleva, 1979
  • Shmeleva, 1967
  • Böttger-Schnack, 2002
  • Heron, 1977
  • Heron, 1977
  • Shmeleva, 1968
  • Früchtl, 1923
  • Heron, 1977
  • Heron, 1977
  • Böttger-Schnack, 2005
  • Böttger-Schnack, 2005
  • G. O. Sars, 1916
  • Giesbrecht, 1902
  • Heron, 1977
  • Heron, English & Damkaer, 1984
  • Heron, 1977
  • Shmeleva, 1979
  • Heron & Frost, 2000
  • Heron & Frost, 2000
  • Malt, 1982
  • Heron, 1977
  • K. T. Gordeeva, 1972
  • Heron & Frost, 2000
  • Heron, English & Damkaer, 1984
  • K. T. Gordeeva, 1975
  • Shmeleva, 1968
  • Shmeleva, 1968
  • Heron, 1977
  • Giesbrecht, 1891
  • (Claus, 1863)
  • K. T. Gordeeva, 1973
  • Shmeleva, 1968
  • Shmeleva, 1979
  • K. T. Gordeeva, 1975
  • Giesbrecht, 1891
  • K. T. Gordeeva, 1972
  • Heron, 1977
  • Giesbrecht, 1891
  • Shmeleva, 1966
  • Böttger-Schnack, 2005
  • Böttger-Schnack, 2001
  • Heron, 1977
  • Heron, 1977
  • (Kazachenko & Avdeev, 1977)
  • Boxshall & Böttger, 1987
  • Shmeleva, 1966
  • Heron, 1977
  • Heron, 1977
  • Heron & Frost, 2000
  • Heron & Frost, 2000
  • Heron, 1977
  • Boxshall, 1977
  • Heron & Bradford-Grieve, 1995
  • Heron, 1977
  • K. T. Gordeeva, 1972
  • G. O. Sars, 1916
  • Giesbrecht, 1891
  • Shmeleva, 1968
  • Oncaea venusta Philippi, 1843
  • Shmeleva & Delalo, 1965
  • Bersano & Boxshall, 1996
  • Heron, 1977
  • Shmeleva, 1966

A number of nomina dubia and species inquirendae have also been described in Oncaea:[1]

Nomina dubia
  • Razouls, 1969
  • Farran, 1908
  • Shmeleva, 1979
Species inquirendae
  • Shmeleva, 1968
  • (Dana, 1849)
  • Heron, 2002
  • (Dana, 1852)
  • (Dana, 1852)

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Geoff Boxshall (2011). T. Chad Walter & Geoff Boxshall (ed.). "Oncaea Philippi, 1843". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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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