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:
- Oncaea africana <small>Shmeleva, 1979</small>
- Oncaea alboranica <small>Shmeleva, 1979</small>
- Oncaea atlantica <small>Shmeleva, 1967</small>
- Oncaea bispinosa <small>Böttger-Schnack, 2002</small>
- Oncaea bowmani <small>Heron, 1977</small>
- Oncaea brocha <small>Heron, 1977</small>
- Oncaea brodskii <small>Shmeleva, 1968</small>
- Oncaea clevei <small>Früchtl, 1923</small>
- Oncaea compacta <small>Heron, 1977</small>
- Oncaea convexa <small>Heron, 1977</small>
- Oncaea cristata <small>Böttger-Schnack, 2005</small>
- Oncaea crypta <small>Böttger-Schnack, 2005</small>
- Oncaea curta <small>G. O. Sars, 1916</small>
- Oncaea curvata <small>Giesbrecht, 1902</small>
- Oncaea damkaeri <small>Heron, 1977</small>
- Oncaea delicata <small>Heron, English & Damkaer, 1984</small>
- Oncaea englishi <small>Heron, 1977</small>
- Oncaea furnestini <small>Shmeleva, 1979</small>
- Oncaea glabra <small>Heron & Frost, 2000</small>
- Oncaea grossa <small>Heron & Frost, 2000</small>
- Oncaea heronae <small>Malt, 1982</small>
- Oncaea illgi <small>Heron, 1977</small>
- Oncaea infantula <small>K. T. Gordeeva, 1972</small>
- Oncaea insolita <small>Heron & Frost, 2000</small>
- Oncaea lacinia <small>Heron, English & Damkaer, 1984</small>
- Oncaea latimana <small>K. T. Gordeeva, 1975</small>
- Oncaea longipes <small>Shmeleva, 1968</small>
- Oncaea longiseta <small>Shmeleva, 1968</small>
- Oncaea macilenta <small>Heron, 1977</small>
- Oncaea media <small>Giesbrecht, 1891</small>
- Oncaea mediterranea <small>(Claus, 1863)</small>
- Oncaea memorata <small>K. T. Gordeeva, 1973</small>
- Oncaea minima <small>Shmeleva, 1968</small>
- Oncaea minor <small>Shmeleva, 1979</small>
- Oncaea mollicula <small>K. T. Gordeeva, 1975</small>
- Oncaea notopus <small>Giesbrecht, 1891</small>
- Oncaea oceanica <small>K. T. Gordeeva, 1972</small>
- Oncaea olsoni <small>Heron, 1977</small>
- Oncaea ornata <small>Giesbrecht, 1891</small>
- Oncaea ovalis <small>Shmeleva, 1966</small>
- Oncaea parabathyalis <small>Böttger-Schnack, 2005</small>
- Oncaea paraclevei <small>Böttger-Schnack, 2001</small>
- Oncaea parila <small>Heron, 1977</small>
- Oncaea petila <small>Heron, 1977</small>
- Oncaea philippinensis <small>(Kazachenko & Avdeev, 1977)</small>
- Oncaea platysetosa <small>Boxshall & Böttger, 1987</small>
- Oncaea prendeli <small>Shmeleva, 1966</small>
- Oncaea prolata <small>Heron, 1977</small>
- Oncaea pumilis <small>Heron, 1977</small>
- Oncaea rimula <small>Heron & Frost, 2000</small>
- Oncaea rotata <small>Heron & Frost, 2000</small>
- Oncaea rotunda <small>Heron, 1977</small>
- Oncaea rotundata <small>Boxshall, 1977</small>
- Oncaea scottodicarloi <small>Heron & Bradford-Grieve, 1995</small>
- Oncaea setosa <small>Heron, 1977</small>
- Oncaea shmelevi <small>K. T. Gordeeva, 1972</small>
- Oncaea tenella <small>G. O. Sars, 1916</small>
- Oncaea tenuimana <small>Giesbrecht, 1891</small>
- Oncaea tregoubovi <small>Shmeleva, 1968</small>
- Oncaea venusta <small>Philippi, 1843</small>
- Oncaea vodjanitskii <small>Shmeleva & Delalo, 1965</small>
- Oncaea waldemari <small>Bersano & Boxshall, 1996</small>
- Oncaea walleni <small>Heron, 1977</small>
- Oncaea zernovi <small>Shmeleva, 1966</small>
A number of nomina dubia and species inquirendae have also been described in Oncaea:
Nomina dubia
Species inquirendae
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