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Oncaeidae

Oncaeidae is a family of copepods, containing the following genera:Archioncaea Böttger-Schnack & Huys, 1997 Conaea Giesbrecht, 1891 Epicalymma Heron, 1977 Monothula Böttger-Schnack & Huys, 2001 Oncaea Philippi, 1843 Spinoncaea Böttger-Schnack, 2003 Triconia Böttger-Schnack, 1999

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Oncaeidae
Male Oncaea venusta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Copepoda
Order: Cyclopoida
Suborder: Ergasilida
Family: Oncaeidae
Giesbrecht, 1893

Oncaeidae is a family of copepods, containing the following genera:1

  • Archioncaea Böttger-Schnack & Huys, 1997
  • Conaea Giesbrecht, 1891
  • Epicalymma Heron, 1977
  • Monothula Böttger-Schnack & Huys, 2001
  • Oncaea Philippi, 1843
  • Spinoncaea Böttger-Schnack, 2003
  • Triconia Böttger-Schnack, 1999
References

References

  1. Geoff Boxshall (June 12, 2011). T. C. Walter & G. Boxshall (ed.). "Oncaeidae". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species.