Study of Neurosecretory Cells in Sand Lobster Thenus orientalis of Royapuram Coast-Chennai

Purification, characterization and in virto mineralization studies of proteins extracted from crayfish shell, Thenus Orientalis. Tiang

The role of soluble proteins from shell of the crayfish, Thenus Orientalis, was studied under different concentrations at an ambient temperature of 4°C in biomineralization. The composition and morphology of calcite and magnesium calcite crystals precipitated were investigated using Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). Figure 1. Crayfish ...

Report on the occurrence of synanthropic derived form of Chrysomya megacephala (Diptera: Calliphoridae) from Royapuram fishing harbour, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

The occurrence of dipteran fly, Chrysomyamegacephala (Fabricius, 1794) is reported for the first time from Royapuram fishing harbour (Chennai), Tamil Nadu, South East India. The fully grown third instar larvae of Chrysomyamegacephala were collected from decaying fishes near Royapuram fishing harbour. This site is found to be the regular breeding site for Chrysomyamegacephala. Larvae were reared...

Management of Neuropathic Foot and Ankle a Study Done at M V Hospital, Royapuram, Chennai Dissertation Submitted to University of Seychelles American Institute of Medicine in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree

A comparative study on morphometric and meristic characters of Nemipterus japonicus (Bloch, 1791) in the coasts of India

A total of 200 threadfin bream Nemipterus japonicus was collected from Chennai in the east coast and Kochi in the west coast during January to February 2013 and studied for their morphometric and meristic characters. In total, 21 characters were analyzed out of which 3 characters namely dorsal, ventral and anal fins were not considered since they were unaltered. The findings indicate that 91% o...

First distribution record of regular echinoids (Echinodermata; Echinoidea) from Chennai Coast,South India

The regular echinoids were recorded from Chennai Coast,Tamilnadu, South India and the animals were belong to 4 families, 5 genera and 5 species. An identification key to generic level and synoptic description are provided. Temnopleurid sea urchin Salmaciella oligopora (Clark, 1916) was recorded for the first time in 20-30m depth between Chennai and Pondicherry Coasts, South East Coast of India....