Research advance in the taxonomy and ecology of Oncaeidae Giesbrecht, 1893
The Oncaeidae is an important family of small copepods in marine ecosystems and is characterized by high diversity and abundance. The family was established by Giesbrecht in the late 19th century. Since then, 115 oncaeid species have been discovered and described. However, Oncaeidae species are smal...
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| author | Rouxin Sun Yanguo Wang Chunguang Wang Peng Xiang Xiaoyin Chen Bingpeng Xing |
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| description | The Oncaeidae is an important family of small copepods in marine ecosystems and is characterized by high diversity and abundance. The family was established by Giesbrecht in the late 19th century. Since then, 115 oncaeid species have been discovered and described. However, Oncaeidae species are small-sized and show considerable morphological similarity. The family includes a great number of sibling species and intraspecific form variants. Consequently, there are large knowledge gaps regarding their taxonomy and diversity, and their importance in marine ecosystems may have been underestimated. In this study, we have charted the progress of oncaeid taxonomy and diversity studies worldwide. We have identified the major challenges faced by the researchers and have described the marine science techniques. We also provide an overview of the distribution and ecology of the family Oncaeidae. Progress has been made toward understanding the distribution, habitat preference, and feeding behavior of oncaeids. The knowledge of oncaeids taxonomy has also been considerably increased by improvements in the research methodology, such as the use of molecular biology techniques and interdisciplinary approaches in tandem with the traditional taxonomic methods. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f5d9bb8802204203bef749c5ef084c512022-12-22T02:33:20ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Marine Science2296-77452022-08-01910.3389/fmars.2022.919877919877Research advance in the taxonomy and ecology of Oncaeidae Giesbrecht, 1893Rouxin SunYanguo WangChunguang WangPeng XiangXiaoyin ChenBingpeng XingThe Oncaeidae is an important family of small copepods in marine ecosystems and is characterized by high diversity and abundance. The family was established by Giesbrecht in the late 19th century. Since then, 115 oncaeid species have been discovered and described. However, Oncaeidae species are small-sized and show considerable morphological similarity. The family includes a great number of sibling species and intraspecific form variants. Consequently, there are large knowledge gaps regarding their taxonomy and diversity, and their importance in marine ecosystems may have been underestimated. In this study, we have charted the progress of oncaeid taxonomy and diversity studies worldwide. We have identified the major challenges faced by the researchers and have described the marine science techniques. We also provide an overview of the distribution and ecology of the family Oncaeidae. Progress has been made toward understanding the distribution, habitat preference, and feeding behavior of oncaeids. The knowledge of oncaeids taxonomy has also been considerably increased by improvements in the research methodology, such as the use of molecular biology techniques and interdisciplinary approaches in tandem with the traditional taxonomic methods.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.919877/fulltaxonomyspecies diversityspecies distributiononcaeidaesmall copepods |
| spellingShingle | Rouxin Sun Yanguo Wang Chunguang Wang Peng Xiang Xiaoyin Chen Bingpeng Xing Research advance in the taxonomy and ecology of Oncaeidae Giesbrecht, 1893 Frontiers in Marine Science taxonomy species diversity species distribution oncaeidae small copepods |
| title | Research advance in the taxonomy and ecology of Oncaeidae Giesbrecht, 1893 |
| title_full | Research advance in the taxonomy and ecology of Oncaeidae Giesbrecht, 1893 |
| title_fullStr | Research advance in the taxonomy and ecology of Oncaeidae Giesbrecht, 1893 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Research advance in the taxonomy and ecology of Oncaeidae Giesbrecht, 1893 |
| title_short | Research advance in the taxonomy and ecology of Oncaeidae Giesbrecht, 1893 |
| title_sort | research advance in the taxonomy and ecology of oncaeidae giesbrecht 1893 |
| topic | taxonomy species diversity species distribution oncaeidae small copepods |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.919877/full |
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