ZSI Scientist Profile

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