Various crustaceans, all of interest to carcinologists.

Carcinology is a branch of zoology that consists of the study of crustaceans. Crustaceans are a large class of arthropods classified by having a hard exoskeleton made of chitin or chitin and calcium, three body regions, and jointed, paired appendages.[1] Crustaceans include lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, krill, copepods, barnacles and crabs.[2] Most crustaceans are aquatic, but some can be terrestrial, sessile, or parasitic. Other names for carcinology are malacostracology, crustaceology, and crustalogy, and a person who studies crustaceans is a carcinologist or occasionally a malacostracologist, a crustaceologist, or a crustalogist.

The word carcinology derives from Greek καρκίνος, karkínos, "crab"; and -λογία, -logia.

Subfields

Carcinology is a subdivision of arthropodology, the study of arthropods which includes arachnids, insects, and myriapods.[3] Carcinology branches off into taxonomically oriented disciplines such as:[4]

Journals

Scientific journals devoted to the study of crustaceans include:

See also

References

  1. ↑ Koenemann, Stefan; Jenner, Ronald A.; Hoenemann, Mario; Stemme, Torben; von Reumont, Björn M. (2010-03-01). "Arthropod phylogeny revisited, with a focus on crustacean relationships". Arthropod Structure & Development. Fossil Record and Phylogeny of the Arthropoda. 39 (2): 88–110. doi:10.1016/j.asd.2009.10.003. ISSN 1467-8039.
  2. ↑ Weis, Judith S. (2012). Walking Sideways: The Remarkable World of Crabs (1 ed.). Cornell University Press. doi:10.7591/j.cttn34xc.15. ISBN 978-0-8014-5050-1. Archived from the original on 2023-11-20. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
  3. ↑ "An updated classification of the Recent Crustacea". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  4. ↑ Zrzavý, J.; Štys, P. (December 14, 2002). "The basic body plan of arthropods: insights from evolutionary morphology and developmental biology". Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 10 (3): 353–367. doi:10.1046/j.1420-9101.1997.10030353.x. ISSN 1010-061X. Archived from the original on November 20, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Wiley Online Library.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.