Taxonomy of Shellfish
by Felix, S, R Durairaj, N Jayakumar & S Selvaraj
ISBN: 9789354612916
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Imprint : DAYA
Year : 2022
Price : Rs. 3895.00
Biblio : 2018, xii+98., figs., 25 cm
Author Profile
Dr N Jayakumar is presently working as Assistant Professor and Head in the Department of Fisheries Resource Management in Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Fisheries College and Research Institute, Ponneri, a constituent of Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University. Earlier, he served as Fisheries Science Teacher under the Ministry of Education in the Republic of Maldives for about six years from 1999 to 2005. He has published about 40 research papers in peer-reviewed journals and 12 teaching / p
About The Book
Taxonomy of Shellfish is one of the most unique courses in Fisheries Science in view of its importance and implications in diversity. The shellfish includes two highly diversified phyla i.e. Arthropoda and Mollusca which show enormous diversity in their morphology, in the habitats they occupy and in their biology. The correct identification of a candidate species of shellfish is very important for successful aquaculture practices and also for their conservation and management. Further, this book
Table of Contents
Contents
Foreword v
Message vii
Preface ix
1. Introduction 1
2. Preservation and Cataloguing of Shellfishes 3
3. Phylum: Arthropoda 6
Introduction; General Characters; 3.1 Sub-Phylum Crustacea; General Characters; Classification of Crustacea; Super-order 1. Syncarida; Super-order 2. Peracarida; Super-order 3. Hoplocarida; Super-order 4. Eucarida; 2. Order: Decapoda; 3.1.1. Taxonomy of Shrimps and Prawns; 3.1.1.1 Family: Penaeidae; Key to the Family Penaeidae; Key to the Genus Metapenae
