Copepoda taxon details

Oncaea Philippi, 1843

Oncaea venusta
Oncaea venusta

128690  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:128690)

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Oncaea venusta Philippi, 1843 represented as Oncaea venusta venusta Philippi, 1843 (type by original designation)
Antaria Dana, 1849-1852 · unaccepted (synonym)
Myspictosum Kazachenko & Avdeev, 1977 · unaccepted (synonym)

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  1. Species Oncaea africana Shmeleva, 1979
  2. Species Oncaea alboranica Shmeleva, 1979
  3. Species Oncaea atlantica Shmeleva, 1967
  4. Species Oncaea bispinosa Böttger-Schnack, 2002
  5. Species Oncaea bowmani Heron, 1977
  6. Species Oncaea brocha Heron, 1977
  7. Species Oncaea brodskii Shmeleva, 1968
  8. Species Oncaea clevei Früchtl, 1923
  9. Species Oncaea compacta Heron, 1977
  10. Species Oncaea convexa Heron, 1977
  11. Species Oncaea cristata Böttger-Schnack, 2005
  12. Species Oncaea crypta Böttger-Schnack, 2005
  13. Species Oncaea curta Sars G.O., 1916
  14. Species Oncaea curvata Giesbrecht, 1902
  15. Species Oncaea damkaeri Heron, 1977
  16. Species Oncaea delicata Heron, English & Damkaer, 1984
  17. Species Oncaea englishi Heron, 1977
  18. Species Oncaea furnestini Shmeleva, 1979
  19. Species Oncaea glabra Heron & Frost, 2000
  20. Species Oncaea grossa Heron & Frost, 2000
  21. Species Oncaea heronae Malt, 1982
  22. Species Oncaea illgi Heron, 1977
  23. Species Oncaea infantula Gordeeva K.T., 1972
  24. Species Oncaea insolita Heron & Frost, 2000
  25. Species Oncaea lacinia Heron, English & Damkaer, 1984
  26. Species Oncaea latimana Gordeeva K.T., 1975
  27. Species Oncaea longipes Shmeleva, 1968
  28. Species Oncaea longiseta Shmeleva, 1968
  29. Species Oncaea macilenta Heron, 1977
  30. Species Oncaea media Giesbrecht, 1891
    1. Subspecies Oncaea media major Sewell, 1947
    2. Subspecies Oncaea media minor Sewell, 1947
  31. Species Oncaea mediterranea (Claus, 1863)
    1. Subspecies Oncaea mediterranea mediterranea Claus, 1863
    2. Subspecies Oncaea mediterranea flava Giesbrecht, 1893 accepted as Oncaea mediterranea (Claus, 1863)
    3. Subspecies Oncaea mediterranea rubra Giesbrecht, 1893 accepted as Oncaea mediterranea (Claus, 1863)
  32. Species Oncaea memorata Gordeeva K.T., 1973
  33. Species Oncaea minima Shmeleva, 1968
  34. Species Oncaea minor Shmeleva, 1979
  35. Species Oncaea mollicula Gordeeva K.T., 1975
  36. Species Oncaea notopus Giesbrecht, 1891
  37. Species Oncaea oceanica Gordeeva K.T., 1972
  38. Species Oncaea olsoni Heron, 1977
  39. Species Oncaea ornata Giesbrecht, 1891
  40. Species Oncaea ovalis Shmeleva, 1966
  41. Species Oncaea parabathyalis Böttger-Schnack, 2005
  42. Species Oncaea paraclevei Böttger-Schnack, 2001
  43. Species Oncaea parila Heron, 1977
    1. Species Oncaea petila Heron, 1977
    2. Species Oncaea platysetosa Boxshall & Böttger, 1987
    3. Species Oncaea prendeli Shmeleva, 1966
    4. Species Oncaea prolata Heron, 1977
    5. Species Oncaea pumilis Heron, 1977
    6. Species Oncaea rimula Heron & Frost, 2000
    7. Species Oncaea rotata Heron & Frost, 2000
    8. Species Oncaea rotunda Heron, 1977
    9. Species Oncaea rotundata Boxshall, 1977
    10. Species Oncaea scottodicarloi Heron & Bradford-Grieve, 1995
    11. Species Oncaea serrulata Böttger-Schnack, 2011
    12. Species Oncaea setosa Heron, 1977
    13. Species Oncaea shmelevi Gordeeva K.T., 1972
    14. Species Oncaea tenella Sars G.O., 1916
      1. Variety Oncaea tenella var. pacifica Olson, 1949 accepted as Oncaea zernovi Shmeleva, 1966 (unpublished thesis)
    15. Species Oncaea tenuimana Giesbrecht, 1891
    16. Species Oncaea tregoubovi Shmeleva, 1968
    17. Species Oncaea venella Farran, 1929
    18. Species Oncaea vodjanitskii Shmeleva & Delalo, 1965
    19. Species Oncaea waldemari Bersano & Boxshall, 1996
    20. Species Oncaea walleni Heron, 1977
    21. Species Oncaea zernovi Shmeleva, 1966
    22. Species Oncaea ancora Gordeeva K.T., 1973 accepted as Epicalymma ancora (Gordeeva K.T., 1973)
    23. Species Oncaea anglica Brady, 1905 accepted as Triconia anglica (Brady, 1905)
    24. Species Oncaea antarctica Heron, 1977 accepted as Triconia antarctica (Heron, 1977)
    25. Species Oncaea borealis Sars G.O., 1918 accepted as Triconia borealis (Sars G.O., 1918)
    26. Species Oncaea canadensis Heron & Frost, 2000 accepted as Triconia canadensis (Heron & Frost, 2000)
    27. Species Oncaea coerulescens (Claus, 1866) accepted as Oncaea venusta Philippi, 1843 represented as Oncaea venusta venusta Philippi, 1843
    28. Species Oncaea conifera Giesbrecht, 1891 accepted as Triconia conifera (Giesbrecht, 1891)
      1. Subspecies Oncaea conifera furcula Farran, 1936 accepted as Triconia furcula (Farran, 1936)
    29. Species Oncaea conifera Giesbrecht, 1902 accepted as Triconia antarctica (Heron, 1977)
    30. Species Oncaea dentipes Giesbrecht, 1891 accepted as Triconia dentipes (Giesbrecht, 1891)
    31. Species Oncaea derivata Heron & Bradford-Grieve, 1995 accepted as Triconia derivata (Heron & Bradford-Grieve, 1995)
    32. Species Oncaea exigua Farran, 1908 accepted as Epicalymma exigua (Farran, 1908)
    33. Species Oncaea expressa Gordeeva K.T., 1973 accepted as Conaea expressa (Gordeeva K.T., 1973)
    34. Species Oncaea furcula Farran, 1936 accepted as Triconia furcula (Farran, 1936)
    35. Species Oncaea hawii Böttger-Schnack & Boxshall, 1990 accepted as Triconia hawii (Böttger-Schnack & Boxshall, 1990)
    36. Species Oncaea hispida (Heron, 1977) accepted as Conaea hispida Heron, 1977
    37. Species Oncaea inflexa Heron, 1977 accepted as Triconia inflexa (Heron, 1977)
    38. Species Oncaea ivlevi Shmeleva, 1966 accepted as Spinoncaea ivlevi (Shmeleva, 1966)
    39. Species Oncaea minuta Giesbrecht, 1893 accepted as Triconia minuta (Giesbrecht, 1893)
      1. Subspecies Oncaea minuta glabra Olson, 1949 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
    40. Species Oncaea notopus Giesbrecht, 1902 accepted as Oncaea prolata Heron, 1977
    41. Species Oncaea praeclara Humes, 1988 accepted as Oncaea venusta Philippi, 1843 represented as Oncaea venusta venusta Philippi, 1843 (synonym)
    42. Species Oncaea pyriformis Lubbock, 1860 accepted as Oncaea venusta Philippi, 1843 represented as Oncaea venusta venusta Philippi, 1843
    43. Species Oncaea quadrata Heron & Bradford-Grieve, 1995 accepted as Triconia quadrata (Heron & Bradford-Grieve, 1995)
    44. Species Oncaea rapax (Giesbrecht, 1891) accepted as Conaea rapax Giesbrecht, 1891
    45. Species Oncaea redacta Heron & Bradford-Grieve, 1995 accepted as Triconia redacta (Heron & Bradford-Grieve, 1995)
    46. Species Oncaea rufa Boxshall & Böttger, 1987 accepted as Triconia rufa (Boxshall & Böttger, 1987)
    47. Species Oncaea schmitti (Heron, 1977) accepted as Epicalymma schmitti Heron, 1977
    48. Species Oncaea similis Sars G.O., 1918 accepted as Triconia similis (Sars G.O., 1918)
    49. Species Oncaea subtilis Giesbrecht, 1893 accepted as Monothula subtilis (Giesbrecht, 1893)
    50. Species Oncaea succurva (Heron, 1977) accepted as Conaea succurva Heron, 1977
    51. Species Oncaea thoresoni Heron & Frost, 2000 accepted as Triconia thoresoni (Heron & Frost, 2000)
    52. Species Oncaea umbonata (Heron, 1977) accepted as Epicalymma umbonata Heron, 1977
    53. Species Oncaea umerus Böttger-Schnack & Boxshall, 1990 accepted as Triconia umerus (Böttger-Schnack & Boxshall, 1990)
    54. Species Oncaea venusta Philippi, 1843 represented as Oncaea venusta venusta Philippi, 1843
      1. Subspecies Oncaea venusta typica Farran, 1929
      2. Subspecies Oncaea venusta venella Farran, 1929
      3. Subspecies Oncaea venusta venusta Philippi, 1843
    55. Species Oncaea bathyalis Shmeleva, 1968 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
    56. Species Oncaea crassimana (Dana, 1849-1852) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
    57. Species Oncaea frosti Heron, 2002 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
    58. Species Oncaea gracilis (Dana, 1852) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
    59. Species Oncaea neobscura Razouls, 1969 (uncertain > nomen dubium, species description was based on a juvenile stage)
    60. Species Oncaea obscura Farran, 1908 (uncertain > nomen dubium, female description was based on a juvenile stage)
    61. Species Oncaea obtusa (Dana, 1849-1852) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
    62. Species Oncaea parobscura Shmeleva, 1979 (uncertain > nomen dubium, species description was based on a juvenile stage)
    63. Species Oncaea philippinensis (Kazachenko & Avdeev, 1977) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
    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] OpenAccess publication
    Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Oncaea Philippi, 1843. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=128690 on 2025-11-07
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    2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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    Walter, T. Chad

    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] OpenAccess publication

    original description (of Antaria Dana, 1849-1852) Dana, J.D. (1853-1855). Crustacea. Part II. <em>In: United States Exploring Expedition. During the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Under the command of Charles Wilkes. U. S. N., C. Sherman Printer, Philadelphia.</em> 14: 691-1618. [1855, folio atlas pls. 1-96.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40412910
    page(s): 1227-1228 [details] OpenAccess publication

    original description (of Myspictosum Kazachenko & Avdeev, 1977) Kazachenko, V.N. & G.V. Avdeev. (1977). Paraziticheskie kopepody (Copepoda, Crustacea) v sborakh 57-go reisa NIS 'Vityaz' v zapadnoi tropicheskoi chasti Tikhogo okeana i moryakh Indomalaiskogo arkhipelaga. [Parasitic copepods (Crustacea) collected during the 57th cruise of the RV 'Vityaz' in the western tropical Pacific and seas of the Indo-malayan Archipelago.]. <em>Glubokovodnye biologicheskie issledovaniya v zapadnoi tropicheskoi chasti Tikhogo okeana., Trudy Inst. Okeanol.</em> 107:30-48, figs. 1-10. (Russian with English summary). [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

    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  PDF available [request]

    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  PDF available [request]

    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  PDF available [request]

    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  PDF available [request]

    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  PDF available [request]

    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  PDF available [request]

    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  PDF available [request]

    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  PDF available [request]

    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  PDF available [request]

    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  PDF available [request]

    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  PDF available [request]

    additional source ICES Zooplankton: Copepoda. sheet n° 32. [details] 
    		 
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    3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Antaria Document hosted within Copepoda  Note: On these cards, the genus Antaria is erroneously placed in the family Corycaeidae. (from synonym Antaria Dana, 1849-1852)
    3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Myspictosum Document hosted within Copepoda (from synonym Myspictosum Kazachenko & Avdeev, 1977)
    3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Oncaea Document hosted within Copepoda 
    3x5 J.S. Ho Taxonomic Card - Antaria Document hosted within Copepoda (from synonym Antaria Dana, 1849-1852)
    3x5 J.S. Ho Taxonomic Card - Myspictosum Document hosted within Copepoda (from synonym Myspictosum Kazachenko & Avdeev, 1977)
    3x5 J.S. Ho Taxonomic Card - Oncaea Document hosted within Copepoda 
    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) 
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