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Deep Sea Crustacean Taxonomy

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Title Deep Sea Crustacean Taxonomy
 
Creator Chakraborty, Rekha D
 
Subject Crustacean Fisheries
Fish Taxonomy
 
Description 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.
 
Publisher ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
 
Date 2022
 
Type Book Section
PeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/15737/1/Winter%20School%20on%20Recent%20Development%20in%20Taxonomic%20Techniques%20of%20Marine%20Fishes%20for%20Conservation%20and%20Sustainable%20Fisheries%20Management_2022_Rekha%20Devi%20Chakraborty_Deep%20Sea%20Crustacean.pdf
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.