Deep Sea Crustacean Taxonomy

Chakraborty, Rekha D (2022) Deep Sea Crustacean Taxonomy. In: ICAR-CMFRI -Winter School on Recent Development in Taxonomic Techniques of Marine Fishes for Conservation and Sustainable Fisheries Management. ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi, pp. 421-431.

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Abstract

Taxonomy is the practice and science of classifying organisms. Taxonomy uses taxonomic units known as taxa. Conventional classic taxonomy mainly classifies the organism based on their morphological features whereas integrative taxonomy is based on the molecular techniques such as gene sequencing and DNA barcoding with classical morphological features. The term ‘Systematics’ is often used in taxonomy. The systematic zoology is the science that discovers names, determines relationships, classifies and studies the evolution of living organisms. It is an important branch in biology and is considered to be one of the major subdivisions of biology having a broader base than genetics, biochemistry and physiology. Shellfish systematics is the most unique one in fisheries science in view of its importance and implications in diversity. The shellfish includes two highly diversified phyla i.e. phylum Arthropoda and phylum Mollusca. These two groups are named as shellfishes because of the presence of exoskeleton made of chitin in arthropods and shells made of calcium in molluscs. These two major phyla are invertebrates. They show enormous diversity in their morphology, in the habitats they occupy and in their biology. Phylum Arthropoda includes economically important groups such as lobsters, shrimps, and crabs. Taxonomical study reveals numerous interesting phenomena in shellfish phylogeny and the study is most indispensable for the correct identification of candidate species for conservation and management of our fishery resources and aquaculture practices. On the whole taxonomic study on shellfishes furnishes the urgently needed information about species and it cultivates a way of thinking and approach for all biological problems, which are much needed for the balance and well-being of shellfish biology as a whole.

Item Type:	Book Section
Subjects:	Crustacean Fisheries Fish and Fisheries > Fish Taxonomy
Divisions:	CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Crustacean Fisheries Division Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Crustacean Fisheries Division CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Crustacean Fisheries Division Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Crustacean Fisheries Division
Depositing User:	Arun Surendran
Date Deposited:	29 Jan 2022 07:57
Last Modified:	10 Feb 2022 10:51
URI:	http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/15737

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