Carcinology
Carcinology is a branch of zoology that consists of the study of crustaceans, a group of arthropods that includes lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, krill, copepods, barnacles and crabs. 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. Carcinology branches off into taxonomically oriented disciplines such as:
- 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:
Notable carcinologists
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See also
- Publications in carcinology
- List of carcinologists
References
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