Oncaeidae is a
family
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
of
copepod
Copepods (; meaning 'oar-feet') are a group of small crustaceans found in nearly every freshwater and saltwater habitat (ecology), habitat. Some species are planktonic (living in the water column), some are benthos, benthic (living on the sedimen ...
s, containing the following genera:
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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
Cyclopoida
Cyclopoida genera
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