NARMS taxon details
Oncaea Philippi, 1843
128690 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:128690)
accepted
Genus
Oncaea venusta Philippi, 1843 represented as Oncaea venusta venusta Philippi, 1843 (type by original designation)
- Species Oncaea africana Shmeleva, 1979
- Species Oncaea alboranica Shmeleva, 1979
- Species Oncaea atlantica Shmeleva, 1967
- Species Oncaea brodskii Shmeleva, 1968
- Species Oncaea curta Sars G.O., 1916
- Species Oncaea delicata Heron, English & Damkaer, 1984
- Species Oncaea englishi Heron, 1977
- Species Oncaea furnestini Shmeleva, 1979
- Species Oncaea infantula Gordeeva K.T., 1972
- Species Oncaea lacinia Heron, English & Damkaer, 1984
- Species Oncaea longipes Shmeleva, 1968
- Species Oncaea longiseta Shmeleva, 1968
- Species Oncaea media Giesbrecht, 1891
- Species Oncaea mediterranea (Claus, 1863)
- Species Oncaea minima Shmeleva, 1968
- Species Oncaea minor Shmeleva, 1979
- Species Oncaea mollicula Gordeeva K.T., 1975
- Species Oncaea notopus Giesbrecht, 1891
- Species Oncaea ornata Giesbrecht, 1891
- Species Oncaea ovalis Shmeleva, 1966
- Species Oncaea parila Heron, 1977
- Species Oncaea prendeli Shmeleva, 1966
- Species Oncaea pumilis Heron, 1977
- Species Oncaea rotundata Boxshall, 1977
- Species Oncaea scottodicarloi Heron & Bradford-Grieve, 1995
- Species Oncaea shmelevi Gordeeva K.T., 1972
- Species Oncaea tenella Sars G.O., 1916
- Species Oncaea zernovi Shmeleva, 1966
- Species Oncaea anglica Brady, 1905 accepted as Triconia anglica (Brady, 1905)
- Species Oncaea borealis Sars G.O., 1918 accepted as Triconia borealis (Sars G.O., 1918)
- Species Oncaea conifera Giesbrecht, 1891 accepted as Triconia conifera (Giesbrecht, 1891)
- Species Oncaea ivlevi Shmeleva, 1966 accepted as Spinoncaea ivlevi (Shmeleva, 1966)
- Species Oncaea minuta Giesbrecht, 1893 accepted as Triconia minuta (Giesbrecht, 1893)
- Species Oncaea similis Sars G.O., 1918 accepted as Triconia similis (Sars G.O., 1918)
- Species Oncaea subtilis Giesbrecht, 1893 accepted as Monothula subtilis (Giesbrecht, 1893)
- Species Oncaea venusta Philippi, 1843 represented as Oncaea venusta venusta Philippi, 1843
- Species Oncaea bathyalis Shmeleva, 1968 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Oncaea gracilis (Dana, 1852) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Oncaea obscura Farran, 1908 (uncertain > nomen dubium, female description was based on a juvenile stage)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Philippi, A. (1843). Fernere Beobachtungen uber die Copepoden des Mittelmeeres. [Further observations on the copepods of the Mediterranean.]. <em>Archiv fur Naturgeschichte.</em> 9(1):54-71, pls. 3-4. [details] 
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Oncaea Philippi, 1843. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=128690 on 2025-05-12
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Oncaea Philippi, 1843. Accessed at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=128690 on 2025-05-12
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original description
Philippi, A. (1843). Fernere Beobachtungen uber die Copepoden des Mittelmeeres. [Further observations on the copepods of the Mediterranean.]. <em>Archiv fur Naturgeschichte.</em> 9(1):54-71, pls. 3-4. [details]
basis of record Boxshall, G. (2001). Copepoda (excl. Harpacticoida), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 252-268 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Boxshall, G.A. (1977). The planktonic copepods of the northeastern Atlantic Ocean: Some taxonomic observations on the Oncaeidae (Cyclopoida). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology 31(3):103-155, figs. 1-25, tabs. 1-2. (28-iv-1977) [details] Available for editors
additional source Ferrari, F.D. (1975). Taxonomic notes on the genus Oncaea (Copepoda, Cyclopoida) from the Gulf of Mexico and northern Caribbean Sea. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 88(21):217-232, figs. 1-7. (15-viii-1975). [details] Available for editors
additional source Heron, G.A. & J.M. Bradford-Grieve. (1995). The marine fauna of New Zealand: Pelagic Copepoda: Poecilostomatoida: Oncaeidae. <em>New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir, Wellington.</em> 104:1-57, 30 figs., 4 tables. [details] Available for editors
additional source Heron, G.A., T.S. English & D.M. Damkaer. (1984). Arctic Ocean Copepoda of the genera Lubbockia, Oncaea, and Epicalymma (Poecilostomatoida: Oncaeidae), with remarks on distribution. Journal of Crustacean Biology 4(3):448-490, figs. 1-20, tabs. 1-3. (13-vi-1984) [details] Available for editors
additional source Heron, G.A. (1977). Twenty-six species of Oncaeidae (Copepoda: Cyclopoida) from the southwest Pacific-Antarctic area. In: Pawson, D.L. (ed.). Biology of the Antarctic Seas, 6. Antarctic Research Series, Washington 26:37-96, figs. 1-34, tabs. 1-5. (22-viii-1977) [details] Available for editors
additional source Heron, G.A. & B.W. Frost. (2000). Copepods of the family Oncaeidae (Crustacea: Poecilostomatoida) in the northeast Pacific Ocean and inland coastal waters of Washington State. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 113(4):1015-1063. (29.xii.2000) [details] Available for editors
additional source Kosikhina, O.V. (1980). Pitanie morskikh veslonogikh rachkov roda Oncaea (Cyclopoida). [Nutrition of marine Copepoda of the Oncaea genus (Cyclopoida).]. <em>Ekologiya Morya.</em> 1980(4):47-49, fig., tabs. 1-2. (14-xi-1980, Russian with English summary). [details] Available for editors
additional source Malt, S.J. (1983). Crustacea, order: Copepoda, suborder: Cyclopoida, family: Oncaeidae, genus: Oncaea. Fiches d'Identification du Zooplancton, Conseil International pour l'Exploration de la Mer 169-170-171:1-11. [details] Available for editors
additional source Pasternak, A.F. (1984). Pitaniye veslonogikh rachkov roda Oncaea (Cyclopoida) v yugo-vostochnoy chasti Tikhogo okeana. [Feeding of copepods of genus Oncaea (Cyclopoida) in the southeastern Pacific Ocean.]. <em>Okeanologiya.</em> 24(5):808-812. (Russian with English summary). [details] Available for editors
additional source Razouls, C. (1975). Les Oncaeidae (Copepoda, Cyclopoida) de la région de Banyuls (golfe du Lion). [The Oncaeidae (Copepoda, Cyclopoida) of the Banyuls region (Gulf of Lion).]. <em>Vie et Milieu.</em> (A)24(2):235-264, figs. 1-16, tabs. 1-2. (iv-1975) (for 1974). [details] Available for editors
additional source Böttger-Schnack, R. & D. Schnack. (2019). OncIdent- an interactive identification key for Oncaeidae Giesbrecht, 1893 ["1892"] (Copepoda: Cyclopoida). <em>Marine Biodiversity.</em> 49(2):1043-1046., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-018-0863-z [details] Available for editors
additional source ICES Zooplankton: Copepoda. sheet n° 32. [details]
basis of record Boxshall, G. (2001). Copepoda (excl. Harpacticoida), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 252-268 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Boxshall, G.A. (1977). The planktonic copepods of the northeastern Atlantic Ocean: Some taxonomic observations on the Oncaeidae (Cyclopoida). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology 31(3):103-155, figs. 1-25, tabs. 1-2. (28-iv-1977) [details] Available for editors
additional source Ferrari, F.D. (1975). Taxonomic notes on the genus Oncaea (Copepoda, Cyclopoida) from the Gulf of Mexico and northern Caribbean Sea. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 88(21):217-232, figs. 1-7. (15-viii-1975). [details] Available for editors
additional source Heron, G.A. & J.M. Bradford-Grieve. (1995). The marine fauna of New Zealand: Pelagic Copepoda: Poecilostomatoida: Oncaeidae. <em>New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir, Wellington.</em> 104:1-57, 30 figs., 4 tables. [details] Available for editors
additional source Heron, G.A., T.S. English & D.M. Damkaer. (1984). Arctic Ocean Copepoda of the genera Lubbockia, Oncaea, and Epicalymma (Poecilostomatoida: Oncaeidae), with remarks on distribution. Journal of Crustacean Biology 4(3):448-490, figs. 1-20, tabs. 1-3. (13-vi-1984) [details] Available for editors
additional source Heron, G.A. (1977). Twenty-six species of Oncaeidae (Copepoda: Cyclopoida) from the southwest Pacific-Antarctic area. In: Pawson, D.L. (ed.). Biology of the Antarctic Seas, 6. Antarctic Research Series, Washington 26:37-96, figs. 1-34, tabs. 1-5. (22-viii-1977) [details] Available for editors
additional source Heron, G.A. & B.W. Frost. (2000). Copepods of the family Oncaeidae (Crustacea: Poecilostomatoida) in the northeast Pacific Ocean and inland coastal waters of Washington State. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 113(4):1015-1063. (29.xii.2000) [details] Available for editors
additional source Kosikhina, O.V. (1980). Pitanie morskikh veslonogikh rachkov roda Oncaea (Cyclopoida). [Nutrition of marine Copepoda of the Oncaea genus (Cyclopoida).]. <em>Ekologiya Morya.</em> 1980(4):47-49, fig., tabs. 1-2. (14-xi-1980, Russian with English summary). [details] Available for editors
additional source Malt, S.J. (1983). Crustacea, order: Copepoda, suborder: Cyclopoida, family: Oncaeidae, genus: Oncaea. Fiches d'Identification du Zooplancton, Conseil International pour l'Exploration de la Mer 169-170-171:1-11. [details] Available for editors
additional source Pasternak, A.F. (1984). Pitaniye veslonogikh rachkov roda Oncaea (Cyclopoida) v yugo-vostochnoy chasti Tikhogo okeana. [Feeding of copepods of genus Oncaea (Cyclopoida) in the southeastern Pacific Ocean.]. <em>Okeanologiya.</em> 24(5):808-812. (Russian with English summary). [details] Available for editors
additional source Razouls, C. (1975). Les Oncaeidae (Copepoda, Cyclopoida) de la région de Banyuls (golfe du Lion). [The Oncaeidae (Copepoda, Cyclopoida) of the Banyuls region (Gulf of Lion).]. <em>Vie et Milieu.</em> (A)24(2):235-264, figs. 1-16, tabs. 1-2. (iv-1975) (for 1974). [details] Available for editors
additional source Böttger-Schnack, R. & D. Schnack. (2019). OncIdent- an interactive identification key for Oncaeidae Giesbrecht, 1893 ["1892"] (Copepoda: Cyclopoida). <em>Marine Biodiversity.</em> 49(2):1043-1046., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-018-0863-z [details] Available for editors
additional source ICES Zooplankton: Copepoda. sheet n° 32. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Oncaea 
3x5 J.S. Ho Taxonomic Card - Oncaea
Interactive (multi-access) identification key for female Oncaeidae of the World Ocean
Marine Planktonic Copepods (Banyuls/OOB/UPMC/CNRS) Note: Including taxonomic identification plates, remarks, geographic distribution, ecological information & reference list
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Oncaea)
To ITIS
3x5 J.S. Ho Taxonomic Card - Oncaea
Interactive (multi-access) identification key for female Oncaeidae of the World Ocean
Marine Planktonic Copepods (Banyuls/OOB/UPMC/CNRS) Note: Including taxonomic identification plates, remarks, geographic distribution, ecological information & reference list
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Oncaea)
To ITIS