Faunal Diversity of Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary, Andhra Pradesh

About this book

Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh represents a combination of riverine, estuarine, and mangrove ecosystems, along with coastal and marine habitats, providing a combination of biological and ecological services. This book is the first documentation of the faunal communities found here and in 36 chapters covers groups from Protozoa to mammals and lists 1792 species, providing baselines data for future conservation efforts.

Contents

1. Faunal Diversity of Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary-An overview / C Raghunathan, S Balakrisahnan, Tamal Mondal and Dhriti Banerjee
2. Foraminifera / C Raghunathan, S. Rajendra and  Tamal Mondal
3. Porifera (Sponge) / C Raghunathan, S. Rajendra and  Tamal Mondal
4. Cnidaria: Scyphozoa / J S Yogesh Kumar and C Raghunathan
5. Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Pennatulacea (Sea Pen) / J S Yogesh Kumar, C Raghunathan and S. Rajendra
6. Platyhelminthes: Polycladida / Sreeraj C R and C Raghunathan
7. Rotifera / Karuthapandi M and Deepa J
8. Nematoda (Soil Nematodes) / Anjum N. Rizvi, Debabrata Sen and Keya Haldar
9. Nematoda (Marine Nematodes) / G. Sivaleela, Ritika Datta and Anjum N. Rizvi
10. Annelida: Polychaeta / S. Balakrishnan, C Raghunathan and S. Rajendra
11. Arachnida: Araneae (Spiders) / Souvik Sen and Chandan Bera
12. Crustacea: Copepoda / Karuthapandi M and Deepa J
13. Brachyuran Crabs / S. Balakrishnan, C Raghunathan, Anil Mohapatra, P C Tudu and S. Rajendra
14. Decapoda: Penaeidae (Shrimps and Prawns) / S. Balakrishnan, C Raghunathan and  P C Tudu
15. Arthropoda: Collembola / G P Mandal, K K Suman and K K Bhattacharya
16. Arthropoda: Insecta: Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea / S K. Shah, P. Mishra and Jalil Ahmed
17. Arthropoda: Insecta: Odonata / Suranjana Banerjee
18. Arthropoda: Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera / M E Hassan, C. Raghunathan, P C Saha, P Mukherjee, S Khanra, R Mondal and Amartya Pal
19. Arthropoda: Insecta: Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha / M E Hassan, C. Raghunathan and P C Saha
20. Arthropoda: Coleoptera / Priyanka Ghosh, Priyanka Das, Devanshu Gupta, C. Raghunathan and Ravi Kushwaha
21. Hymenoptera: Apidae, Halictidae, Megachilidae (Apoidea), Chalcididae, Encyrtidae, Eulophidae and Mymaridae (Chalcidoidea), Vespidae, Sphecidae (Vespoidea), Braconidae (Ichneumonoidea), Formicidae (Formicoidea) / Rameshkumar A, B. Majumder, N. Basak, S Dey, P Das, S Sardar, S I Kazmi, P C Mazumdar and I Ahmed
22. Arthropoda: Insecta: Thysanoptera / Devkant Singha, Kaomud Tyagi, Abhishek Patidar and Vikas Kumar
23. Arthropoda: Insecta: Diptera / Dhriti Banerjee, Atanu Naskar, Mousumi Chowdhury, Siddharth Singh and Surajit Hazra
24. Arthropoda: Insecta: Blattodea: Isoptera (Termites) / Jayati Basak, Balmohan Baraik and K. Rajmohana
25. Brachiopoda / C Raghunathan, S. Rajendra and  Tamal Mondal
26. Mollusca / S Balakrishnan, C Raghunathan, J S Yogesh Kumar, Sreeraj C R, P C Tudu and S. Rajendra
27. Mollusca: Gastropoda: Heterobranchia / Sreeraj C R and C Raghunathan
28. Echinodermata / Tamal Mondal, C Raghunathan and S. Rajendra
29. Pisces / Anil Mohapatra, Sreeraj C R, S. Balakrishnan, J S Yogesh Kumar, C Raghunathan and S. Rajendra
30. Sea Snakes / C Raghunathan, Tamal Mondal and S. Rajendra
31. Sea Turtles / Tamal Mondal  and C Raghunathan
32. Aves / G. Maheswaran
33. Aquatic mammals / C Raghunathan and Tamal Mondal
34. Phytoplankton / C Raghunathan and S. Rajendra
35. Seagrass / Tamal Mondal and C Raghunathan
36. True Mangroves and Mangrove Associates

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