Oncaea mediterranea

Taxon-Order: 
Poecilostomatoida

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Distribution: 
Cosmopolitan.
Habitat: 
Epipelagic to mesopelagic.
Size: 
0.7-1.3 mm
Diet: 
Omnivorous.
Predators: 
Fish and others.
Natural History: 

May live in association with marine snow.

References: 

http://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=128939

http://copepodes.obs-banyuls.fr/en/fichesp.php?sp=2082