Oncaea venusta

Oncaea venusta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Copepoda
Order:	Cyclopoida
Family:	Oncaeidae
Genus:	Oncaea
Species:	O. venusta
Binomial name
	Oncaea venusta; Philippi, 1843

Oncaea venusta is a species of copepod with a cosmopolitan distribution, but lacking from the Arctic Ocean.[1] Females are 1.1–1.3 mm (0.043–0.051 in) long, while males are only 0.8–1.0 mm (0.031–0.039 in) long.[2] The front of the head is unusually wide, and the body is brightly coloured, usually yellow–orange, but sometimes red.[2] O. venusta feeds on a variety of zooplankton and phytoplankton.[2]

References

Ruth Böttger-Schnack, Juliana Kouwenberg & Geoff Boxshall (2011). T. Chad Walter & Geoff Boxshall (ed.). "Oncaea venusta Philippi, 1843". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
William S. Johnson, Dennis M. Allen & Marni Fylling (2005). "Poecilostomatiod [sic] copepods". Zooplankton of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts: a Guide to their Identification and Ecology. Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 160–161. ISBN 978-0-8018-8168-8.

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[1] Ruth Böttger-Schnack, Juliana Kouwenberg & Geoff Boxshall (2011). T. Chad Walter & Geoff Boxshall (ed.). "Oncaea venusta Philippi, 1843". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved June 24, 2011.

[Johnson-2] William S. Johnson, Dennis M. Allen & Marni Fylling (2005). "Poecilostomatiod [sic] copepods". Zooplankton of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts: a Guide to their Identification and Ecology. Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 160–161. ISBN 978-0-8018-8168-8.