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Ocnus
In Greek and Roman mythology, Ocnus (Ancient Greek: Ὄκνος) or Bianor (Ancient Greek: Βιάνωρ) was a son of Manto and Tiberinus Silvius, king of Alba Longa. He founded modern Mantua in honor of his mother. Alternatively, he was the son or brother of Aulestes and founded Felsina (modern Bologna), Perusia or Cesena.
Because of the association of his name with the Greek verb ὀκνέω (oknéō) 'I shrink from, hesitate', Ocnus is a character or allegorical deity which personifies hesitation, frustration, delay and the wasting of time, thus symbolising the vicissitudes of human life consumed in unsuccessful efforts.
19 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Planc's Brown Sea Cucumber
speciesOcnus planci
Ocnus lacteus
speciesOcnus lacteus
Ocnus suspectus
speciesOcnus suspectus
Ocnus glacialis
speciesOcnus glacialis
Ocnus pygmaeus
speciesOcnus pygmaeus
Ocnus capensis
speciesOcnus capensis
Ocnus corbulus
speciesOcnus corbulus
Ocnus rowei
speciesOcnus rowei
Ocnus cylindricus
speciesOcnus cylindricus
Ocnus braziliensis
speciesOcnus braziliensis
Ocnus vicarius
speciesOcnus vicarius
Ocnus cataphractus
speciesOcnus cataphractus
Ocnus petiti
speciesOcnus petiti
Ocnus diomedeae
speciesOcnus diomedeae
Ocnus amiculus
speciesOcnus amiculus
Ocnus tantulus
speciesOcnus tantulus
Ocnus paracorbulus
speciesOcnus paracorbulus
Ocnus placominutus
speciesOcnus placominutus
Ocnus cruciformis
speciesOcnus cruciformis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 247044.