Species Card of Copepod
Cyclopoida ( Order )
    Oncaeidae ( Family )
        Oncaea ( Genus )
Oncaea heronae  Malt, 1982   (F)
Ref.:
Malt, 1982 (p.188, 193, Descr.F, figs.F)
Species Oncaea heronae - Plate 1 of morphological figuresIssued from : S.J. Malt in Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Zool), 1982, 42 (3). [p.201, Fig.7].
Female (from 20°N, 21°W): a, habitus (dorsal); b, urosome (dorsal); c, A1; d, A2; e, Mx1; f, Mx2; g, Mxp; h, P1; i, P2; j, P3; k, P4.

Nota: Ratio of prosome and urosome lengths 1.5 : 1.
- 3rd prosomal segment without a dorsal projection.
- Proportional lengths of urosomal segments and caudal rami 9 : 50 : 7 : 7 : 13 : 14.
- Genital apparatus located on dorsal surface anterior to midpoint of genital sefment.
- Caudal rami twice as long as wide.
- A1 6-segmented ; ratio of segment lengths 12 : 22 : 34 : 13 : 7 : 12.
- A2 3-segmented ; 1st segment bearing 1 long pinnate seta distally ; 2 nd segment unarmed ; terminal segment equal to 2 nd segment in length, bearing 1 curved spine and 3 curved setae proximally and 5 curved spines and 1 curved seta distally.
- Internal surface of 2 nd segment of Mxp bearing 2 overlapping rows of setules and 2 spines ; larger distal spine bilaterally dentate ; terminal claw with smooth concave surface ; single internal basal spine.


Species Oncaea heronae - Plate 2 of morphological figuresIssued from : S.J. Malt in Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Zool), 1982, 42 (3). [p.189].
Female: Armature of the swimming legs P1 to P4.

Nota:

Bilaterally serrate spines on external margins of exopodites lack pronounced flanges ; 1st endopodite with conical terminal projection ; all terminal spines shorter than terminal segments except terminal spines of 4th exopodite and endopodite, these being longer than terminal segments.
- P5 comprising small free cylindrical segment bearing 2 terminal setae, the longer, internal seta extending to level of genital apertures.

NZ: 1

Distribution map of Oncaea heronae by geographical zones
Loc:
off NE Cape Verde Is.

Locality type: 20° N, 21° W.
N: 1
Lg.:
(680) F: 0,35-0,31; {F: 0,31-0,35}
Rem.: abyssopelagic. 3980-3960 m (NE Cape Verde Is.)
Last update : 22/12/2016
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By Ruth Böttger-Schnack 2010-02-27 17:31:23    ( Citation of this remark )
According to Heron & Bradfod-Grieve (1995, p. 14) the taxonomic status of this species is uncertain (see my note in the species site of Oncaea heronae in the WoRMS database)

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