Carcinology
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]
- astacology – the study of crayfish
- cirripedology – the study of barnacles
- copepodology – the study of copepods
Journals
Scientific journals devoted to the study of crustaceans include:
- Crustaceana
- Journal of Crustacean Biology
- Nauplius
See also
References
- ^ 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. Bibcode:2010ArtSD..39...88K. doi:10.1016/j.asd.2009.10.003. ISSN 1467-8039. PMID 19854296.
- ^ Weis, Judith S. (2012). Walking Sideways: The Remarkable World of Crabs (1 ed.). Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-5050-1. JSTOR 10.7591/j.cttn34xc. Archived from the original on 2023-11-20. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
- ^ An updated classification of the Recent Crustacea. ISBN 978-1-891276-27-9. OCLC 48789048. Retrieved 2023-11-20 – via Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
- ^ 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.
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