Oncaea

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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 Shmeleva, 1979 *Oncaea alboranica Shmeleva, 1979 *Oncaea atlantica Shmeleva, 1967 *Oncaea bispinosa Böttger-Schnack, 2002 *Oncaea bowmani Heron, 1977 *Oncaea brocha Heron, 1977 *Oncaea brodskii Shmeleva, 1968 *Oncaea clevei Früchtl, 1923 *Oncaea compacta Heron, 1977 *Oncaea convexa Heron, 1977 *Oncaea cristata Böttger-Schnack, 2005 *Oncaea crypta Böttger-Schnack, 2005 *Oncaea curta G. O. Sars, 1916 *Oncaea curvata Giesbrecht, 1902 *Oncaea damkaeri Heron, 1977 *Oncaea delicata Heron, English & Damkaer, 1984 *Oncaea englishi Heron, 1977 *Oncaea furnestini Shmeleva, 1979 *Oncaea glabra Heron & Frost, 2000 *Oncaea grossa Heron & Frost, 2000 *Oncaea heronae Malt, 1982 *Oncaea illgi Heron, 1977 *Oncaea infantula K. T. Gordeeva, 1972 *Oncaea insolita Heron & Frost, 2000 *Oncaea lacinia Heron, English & Damkaer, 1984 *Oncaea latimana K. T. Gordeeva, 1975 *Oncaea longipes Shmeleva, 1968 *Oncaea longiseta Shmeleva, 1968 *Oncaea macilenta Heron, 1977 *Oncaea media Giesbrecht, 1891 *Oncaea mediterranea (Claus, 1863) *Oncaea memorata K. T. Gordeeva, 1973 *Oncaea minima Shmeleva, 1968 *Oncaea minor Shmeleva, 1979 *Oncaea mollicula K. T.…

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