Family ONCAEIDAE Giesbrecht, 1893
Compiler and date details
30 June 2007 - Walker-Smith, G.K., Cook, K.N. & Chilton-Lahey, K.L.
- Oncaeidae Giesbrecht, 1893.
Type genus:
Oncaea Philippi, 1843.Compiled from secondary source:
Boxshall, G.A. & Halsey, S.H. 2004. An Introduction to Copepod Diversity. London : The Ray Society 966 pp. [613].
Introduction
Species in the family Oncaeidae are abundant in the marine planktonic communities of near surface waters to the deep sea. The family comprises seven genera, and approximately 100 species. See Boxshall & Halsey (2004: 613) for more details as well as a key to the genera.
ID Keys
For a key to the genera see Boxshall & Halsey (2004).
General References
Boxshall, G.A. & Halsey, S.H. 2004. An Introduction to Copepod Diversity. London : The Ray Society 966 pp.