Biology and Ecology of Pharmaceutical Marine Cnidarians Biology and Ecology of Marine Life Series

This book provides the taxonomy, common name, global distribution, habitat, diagnostic features, and pharmaceutical compounds (along with their activities) of 200 species of marine cnidarians along with nearly 200 detailed illustrations in glorious color.

The phylum Cnidaria (formerly Coelenterata) is a large, diverse, and ecologically important group of marine invertebrates which make up 40 percent of the biomass of the oceans. Marine invertebrates are the richest source of marine natural products with potential applications in the pharmaceutical and medical sectors, and it has been reported that over 3000 bioactive compounds have been described from this phylum alone, mostly in the last decade.

Introduction

Biology and Ecology of Pharmaceutical Sea stars (Class Asteroidea)

Biology and Ecology of Pharmaceutical Brittle stars and Basket stars (Class Ophiuroidea)

Biology and Ecology of Pharmaceutical Sea cucumbers (Class: Holothuroidea)

Ramasamy Santhanam is the former Dean of Fisheries College and Research Institute, Tamilnadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, India. He has about 40 years of teaching/ research experience. He is presently serving as a Fisheries Expert for various government and nongovernment organizations.

Santhanam Ramesh, Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, Ratnam Institute of Pharmacy, Nellore, AP, India, has 13 years of teaching/overseas experience.

Gubbiyappa Shivakumar, Professor and Principal , GITAM School of Pharmacy, Patencheru, Telangana, India has 17 years of teaching /overseas experience.