Anatomy and Biology of Shellfish

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Dr. Amrutha Gopan

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Course Name : Anatomy and Biology of Shellfish

Code(Credit) :FSRM 3104(1-1-0)

Course Objectives

To understand the internal and external anatomy of a shellfish in detail

To identify the different parts of a shellfish and describe the function of each part

To understand the internal organs and their functions

To study the life forms of shellfish with regard to their food and feeding habits, age and growth followed by reproduction.

Learning Outcomes

Have enhanced knowledge on anatomical features of a shellfish

Distinguish the external and internal anatomy of various shellfish

Understand the functions of important internal organs and their role in circulatory, respiratory, nervous, Skeletal, Excretory, Reproductive, sensory systems

Explore how growth is estimated from wild stocks

Course Syllabus

Theory

Study of external morphology and meristic characteristics of crustacea and mollusca.

Classification of crustacea and mollusca up to the level of species with examples of

commercially important species.

 

Practicals: Study of external morphology. Collection, preservation and identification of

commercially important prawns, shrimps, crabs, lobsters, bivalves, gastropods, cephalopods

from natural habitats. Field visits for collection and study of commercially important

shellfishes.

Reference Books

1.Text book of fish biology and Fisheries -S.S.Khanna and H.R.Singh
2.Physiology of Finfish and Shell fish -Kasturi Samantaray

Session Plan

Session 1

Study of the external and internal organization of commercially important crustaceans

 

  • General characters of Arthropoda

  • Internal and external organization of shrimp

  • Internal and external organization of lobster

  • Internal and external organization of crab

 

Session 1Study of external and internal organization

Dissection of shrimp

Session 2

Practical:

Dissection of a prawn to study different internal organs, their location, structure and function.

Anatomy of shellfish

Dissection of shrimp

Session 3

Study of external and internal organization of commercially important Molluscs

  • General characters of Mollusc

Practical:Dissection of a cephalopod to study different internal organs, their location, structure and function

Session 2external and internal organization

Anatomy of shellfish

Session 4

Practical:Dissection of a cephalopod to study different internal organs, their location, structure and function

squid dissection

Anatomy of shellfish

Session 5

Digestive system of shellfish

  • Digestive system of commercially important crustaceans

  • Digestive system of commercially important molluscs

Session 3Digestive system

Digestive system

Session 6

Practical:

Dissection of a prawn or shrimp to study the digestive system

Digestive system prawn

Digestive system

Session 7

Respiratory system of shellfish

  • Respiratory system of commercially important crustaceans

  • Respiratory system of commercially important crustaceans molluscs

Respiratory system 4

respiratory system

Session 8

Circulatory system of shellfish

  • Circulatory system of commercially important crustaceans

  • Circulatory system of commercially important molluscs

S 5 circulatory system

Circulatory system

Session 9

Nervous system of shellfish

  • Nervous system of commercially important crustaceans

  • Nervous system of commercially important molluscs

S 6 nervous system

Nervous system

Session 10

Practical:

Dissection of a prawn or shrimp to study the nervous system

 nervous system

Nervous system

Session 11

Reproductive systems of shellfish

  • Reproductive systems of commercially important crustaceans

  • Reproductive systems of commercially important molluscs

S 7 reprodcutive system

Reproductive biology shellfish

Session 12

Food and feeding habits, growth, moulting, length – weight relationship.

  • Food and feeding habits

  • length – weight relationship

  • growth

  • moulting

S 8 food and feeding habit

Food and feeding habits

Session 13

Practical:

Study of food and feeding habits of a bony fish by gut content analysis method

food and feeding habit

Food and feeding habits

Session 14

Reproductive biology and larval stages.

Reproductive biology of commercially important crustaceans

Reproductive biology of commercially important molluscs

Larval stages of commercially important crustaceans

Larval stages of commercially important molluscs

S  9 reproductive biology

Reproductive biology

Session 15

Age and growth determination by direct and indirect methods

S 10 age and growth determination

Age determination

Session 16

Practical:

To study the maturity stages of a shrimp

Maturity stages

Crustacea mating

Session 17

Practical:

To study the maturity stages of a prawn

Maturity stages

Crustacea mating

Case Studies

Case Studies

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