FBRC, Hyderabad Scientist Profile

Dr.Deepa Jaiswal

Scientist-E

Highest Academic degree, year

Ph.D in Zoology,1998

Department/Division

Freshwater Biology Regional Centre,ZSI,Hyderabad

Email Address

deepa.jaiswal@zsi.gov.in

Phone Number

9866114232

Area of Expertise

Taxonomy: Aquatic Coleoptera & Hemiptera

Freshwater faunal diversity and Conservation

Experience after Ph. D.

25 years

Significant Achievements

-  One new  species of aquatic beetle,  three new discoveries of   freshwater fishes and  six  species as new records to India

-  Contribution to the taxonomy of aquatic beetle families

-  Submitted more than 750 barcodes

-  Bio monitoring of wetland ecosystem of Hyderabad

Mentorship

Supervising 04 PhD students

Research Focus

- Taxonomy and classification of Coleoptera

- Molecular and morphological studies on Aquatic beetles.

- Species diversity and distribution patterns

- Wetland ecosystem studies and faunal composition

- Studies on Protected Areas of Andhra Pradesh and  Telangana,

Publications

Books:10

-Current Status of Faunal Diversity of Telangana Zool. Surv. India, Kolkata. 171-178

-Faunal diversity of Bhoj Wetland, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, Wetland Ecosystem Series, 22: 128-133.

-Telangana State Biodiversity Field Guide, Published by Telangana State biodiversity Board, Hyderabad. 1-293

-Faunistic and limnological studies on Wyra lake, Khammam district, Andhra  Pradesh, Wetland  Ecosystem  Series 16:97-116

-Aquatic Insects of Hyderabad, Records of Zoological Survey of India, Occasional paper no. 350: 1-52

Research papers: 95

-Molecular and Morphological identification of the genus DineutusMacLeay, 1825 (Coleoptera, Gyrinidae) from Eastern Ghats, India. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics, 9(3):499–512.

-Aquatic Beetles (Coleoptera) of Chhattisgarh, India. Rec. Zool.

 Surv. India. 114 (1): 105-110

- New Records of Peschetius Guignot 1942 (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) from Telangana, India. Proceedings of the Zoological Society. Vol.74 (1): 114-117

-Occurrence of Coelostoma (Lachnocoelostoma) horni (Régimbart, 1902) (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae) from Deccan Peninsular, India. Records of Zoological survey of India. Vol. 122(1)/113–116.

-Notes on Ptilomera agriodes (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerridae) from Eastern Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 12(4): 15510-15513.

ResearchGate profile

[https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Deepa-Jaiswal]

Social Media

Twitter: @FBRCZSI

Dr. Karuthapandi M

Scientist- D

Highest Academic degree, year

Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology - 2014

Department/Division

Freshwater Biology Regional Centre

Zoological Survey of India, Hyderabad

Email Address

Karuthapandi.m@zsi.gov.in

Phone Number

9493617805

Area of Expertise

Freshwater Branchiopods, Ostracods, Zooplankton

Experience after Ph. D.

09 years

Significant Achievements

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->ü <!--[endif]-->Three new discoveries of freshwater fishes.

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->ü <!--[endif]-->Documented five species as new records to India

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->ü <!--[endif]-->Biomonitoring of wetland ecosystem of Hyderabad.

Mentorship

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Research Focus

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->Ø <!--[endif]-->Exploration and documentation on Freshwater Branchiopods and Ostracods.

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->Ø <!--[endif]-->Wetland ecology on rivers and lakes of India.

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->Ø <!--[endif]-->Role of Zooplankton in freshwater ecosystem

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->Ø <!--[endif]-->Integrated taxonomy and molecular systematics on freshwater organisms (fishes, Aquatic beetles, Mollusca, crabs, Branchipodids and ostracods).

Publications

Books :02

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->·       <!--[endif]-->Telangana State Biodiversity Field Guide, Published by Telangana State biodiversity Board, Hyderabad. 1-293    

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->·     <!--[endif]-->Current status of faunal diversity in Telangana. Published by Director, Zool. Surv. India. Kolkata. 1-394.

 Research papers :30

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]--> Molecular and Morphological identification of the genus Dineutus MacLeay, 1825 (Coleoptera, Gyrinidae) from Eastern Ghats, India. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics, 9 (3), 499–512.

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->Butterfly Diversity of Kawal Tiger Reserve, Telangana, India.  Uttar Pradesh Journal of Zoology, 44(2): 51-63.

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->Aquatic beetles (Insecta, Coleoptera) of Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuary, Andhra Pradesh, India. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics, 9 (3), 449–467.

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->Occurrence of Coelostoma (Lachnocoelostoma) horni (Régimbart, 1902) (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae) from Deccan Peninsular, India. Rec. zool. Surv. India: 122(1):113–116.

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]--> Garra deccanensis, a new labeonine fish from Peninsular India. Ichthyological Explorations of Freshwaters,1182:1-14

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->Littoral zooplankton diversity in Himayat Sagar Reservoir, Telangana, India.  Lakes & Reserv. 26: 42-51.

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]--> Butterflies of Amrabad Tiger Reserve, Telangana, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 13(13): 20090-20097.

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->New Records of Peschetius Guignot 1942 (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) from Telangana, India. Proc. Zool. Soc., 74:114-117.

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->Parapsilorhynchus alluriensis, a new species of cyprinid fish from the Eastern Ghats of India, Zootaxa, 4751(3): 563-574.

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->Notes on Ptilomera agriodes (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerridae) from Eastern Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 12(4): 15510-15513.

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->Zooplankton Diversity of Osmansagar Reservoir, Telangana, India. Proceedings of the Zoological Society, 71(3): 229–238.

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->Freshwater Ostracods (Crustacea: Ostracoda) of Telangana, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 116(Part 3): 241-277.

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->Zooplankton diversity and physicochemical profile of Ameenpur tank, Telangana, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 116(Part 2) 127-146.

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]--> Zooplankton composition and diversity of Bandam Kommu pond, Medak district, Telangana, India. Proceedings of the Zoological Society, 69: 189-204.

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->Rotifer diversity of Osmansagar reservoir, Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 115 (Part 1): 39-49.

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->Freshwater Ostracoda (Crustacea) of India- a Checklist. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 6(12): 6576-6581.

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->A new record of Fabaeformiscandona subacuta (Yang, 1982) (Crustacea: Ostracoda: Candonidae) from India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 114 (Part 4): 701-706.

ResearchGate profile

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/M-Karuthapandi

Sk. Rehanuma Sulthana

Asst.  Zoologist

Highest Academic degree, year

MSc.Zoology - 2017

Department/Division

Freshwater Biology Regional Centre

Zoological Survey of India, Hyderabad

Email Address

rehanuma.sulthana@zsi.gov.in

Phone Number

8897068736

Area of Expertise

Freshwater Mollusca

Experience after Ph. D.

Pursuing PhD

Significant Achievements

-Published new range extension of Stenothyrids

-Contributed first records to the state of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

Mentorship

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Research Focus

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->Ø  <!--[endif]-->Integrative Taxonomy on Freshwater mollusca

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->Ø  <!--[endif]-->Physicochemical profile of wetlands.

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->Ø  <!--[endif]-->Species diversity and distribution patterns of Non-marine Mollusca

Publications

Research papers

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->Ø  <!--[endif]-->Freshwater Molluscs of Konaseema District, Andhra Pradesh, India. UTTAR PRADESH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY, 44(11), 25–32. https://doi.org/10.56557/upjoz/2023/v44i113516

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->Ø  <!--[endif]-->Molecular and Morphological identification of the genus DineutusMacLeay, 1825 (Coleoptera, Gyrinidae) from Eastern Ghats, India. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics, 9 (3), 499–512.

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->Ø  <!--[endif]--> Occurrence of Coelostoma(Lachnocoelostoma) horni(Régimbart, 1902) (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae) from Deccan Peninsular, India. Rec. zool. Surv. India: 122(1):113–116.

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->Ø  <!--[endif]-->Butterflies of Amrabad Tiger Reserve, Telangana, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 13(13): 20090-20097.

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->Ø  <!--[endif]-->On the collection of Freshwater Mollusca from Bastar Plateau Zone, Chhattisgarh in Rec. zool. Surv. India: Vol. 120(4):461–469, 2020. DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v120/i4/2020/143316

Link to Researchgate

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sk-Sulthana