THAMBAN ANEESH PANAKKOOL
Last Updated :2024/12/02
- Affiliations, Positions
- ., Assistant Professor
- Web Site
- E-mail
- aneeshhiroshima-u.ac.jp
- Self-introduction
- Fields: Marine Parasitology, Taxonomy, Isopods, Copepods
The Systematics, moult and reproductive physiology, ecology of parasitic crustaceans (especially Isopods and Copepods) infesting the marine fauna including fishes, crustaceans and other invertebrates. Protandric hermaphroditism and lifecycle of parasitic cymothoids.
Basic Information
Major Professional Backgrounds
- 2008/06, 2008/07, Higher Secondary School Mathamangalam, HAS Natural Science Teacher
- 2009/11, 2014/10, Sree Narayana College, Post Graduate Department of Zoology and Reseach Centre, Research Schollar and Project Fellow
- 2012/11, 2016/02, Indira Gandhi National Open University, Assistant Coordinator
- 2014/10, 2016/02, Sree Narayana College, Post Graduate Department of Zoology and Reseach Centre, Researcher(Post Doctoral level)
- 2016/03, 2016/06, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Senior Research Fellow(Post Doctoral Level)
- 2016/07, 2017/10, Zoological Survey of India, Ministry of Environment & Forests Govt of India M Block, Post Doctoral Fellow
- 2017/11, 2020/10, University of Kelara, Department of Aquatic Biology, UGC-DS Kothari Post Doctoral Fellow
- 2020/11, 2022/03, University of Kelara, Department of Aquatic Biology, Post Doctoral Fellow
- 2022/04/01, 2023/03/31, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life Setouchi Field Science Center, Assistant Professor
Educational Backgrounds
- Sree Narayana College,Kannur University, Department of Zoology and Research Centre, India, 2009/11, 2014/10
- Kannur Universty, Department of Teacher Education Centre , India, 2007/07, 2008/04
- Annamali University, Faculty of Sciences, India, 2005/07, 2007/05
- Kannur University, Payyanur College, India, 2002/06, 2005/04
Academic Degrees
- Annamali University
- Kannur University
Educational Activity
- [Bachelor Degree Program] School of Applied Biological Science : Department of Applied Biological Science : Integrative Hydrospheric Science Program
- [Master's Program] Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life : Division of Integrated Sciences for Life : Program of Bioresource Science
- [Doctoral Program] Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life : Division of Integrated Sciences for Life : Program of Bioresource Science
Educational Activity
Course in Charge
- 2024, Undergraduate Education, 3Term, Seminar in Field Science
- 2024, Undergraduate Education, 4Term, Introduction to Hydrospheric Biodiversity
- 2024, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Practical Work in Hydrospheric Field ScienceII
- 2024, Undergraduate Education, 1Term, Exercises in Integrative Hydrospheric ScienceI
- 2024, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Graduation Thesis I
- 2024, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Graduation Thesis II
- 2024, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Graduation Thesis III
- 2024, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Practice on economic marine invertebrates and seaweeds in the Seto Inland Sea
- 2024, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Practice and Field Work in Fisheries Science
- 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 2Term, Fisheries Oceanography I
- 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 4Term, Fisheries Oceanography II
Research Activities
Academic Papers
- Site-specific Parasitism of Crustaceans on the Black Pomfret, Parastromateus niger (Carangidae) from Indian Waters., Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences, online(-), 1-10, 20240213
- ★, Two new genera and species of the parasitic copepod family Chondracanthidae Milne Edwards, 1840 (Copepoda: Cyclopoida) from deep sea fishes off Suruga Bay, Japan, Acta Parasitologica, 69, 874-888, 20240311
- ★, Elthusa phoenix sp. nov. (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cymothoidae), a branchial fish parasitic isopod, from the Sohachi flounder, Cleisthenes pinetorum Jordan and Starks off Sado Island, Japan., Marine Biology Research (Taylor & Francis), 20(3–4), 102-113, 20240415
- ★, Finding Nemo! Description of a new species of branchial fish parasitic cymothoid, Elthusa Schioedte and Meinert, 1884 (Crustacea: Isopoda), infesting Callionymus filamentosus Valenciennes, 1837 from the northern Indian Ocean., Acta Parasitologica, 1-15, 20231216
- ★, Proposal of a new family for Hirodai ohtsukai gen. et sp. nov. (Crustacea: Copepoda) infesting Uranoscopus guttatus Cuvier, 1829 (Perciformes: Uranoscopidae) from the southwest coast of India., Journal of Natural History, 57(33-36), 1495-1515, 20231107
- ★, A new species of Cardiodectes Wilson C.B., 1917 (Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida: Pennellidae) from Spinyjaw greeneye, Chlorophthalmus corniger Alcock, 1894 off the Indian Ocean., Zootaxa, 5369(2), 277-291, 20231109
- ★, Morphological Description and Molecular Characterisation of Glyptothoa gen. nov., a Fish Parasitic Deep-sea Cymothoid (Crustacea: Isopoda) from the Indian Ocean, with four species, including one new species., Zoological Stududies(BRCAS), 62(51), 1-31, 20231008
- ★, Description of Elthusa aquabio sp. nov. (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cymothoidae), a branchial fish parasitic isopod from Indian waters., Journal of Natural History, 57(21-24), 1193-1205, 20230817
- Redescription and molecular characterization of Mothocya parvostis Bruce, 1986 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cymothoidae) parasitic on Japanese halfbeak, Hyporhamphus sajori (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Hemiramphidae) with Mothocya sajori Bruce, 1986 placed into synonymy, ZOOTAXA, 5277(2), 259-286, 20230502
- ★, Redescription and molecular characterization of Mothocya parvostis Bruce, 1986 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cymothoidae) parasitic on Japanese halfbeak, Hyporhamphus sajori (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Hemiramphidae) with Mothocya sajori Bruce, 1986 placed into synonymy., Zootaxa, 5277(2), 259-286, 20030515
- The Linz Zoocode project. Third report of activities (2020). Nomenclatural availability. 2. Work availability., Bionomina, 28, 18-49, 2022
- The Linz Zoocode project. Second report of activities (2020). Nomenclatural availability. 1. What is nomenclatural availability?., Bionomina, 28, 1-17, 20220915
- A New Species of Parasitic Copepod, Nemesis santhadevii (Siphonostomatoida: Eudactylinidae) from the Gills of the Coral Catshark Atelomycterus marmoratus, from Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, DIVERSITY-BASEL, 14(9), 202209
- Redescription and further report of two buccal attaching fish parasitic cymothoids, Ceratothoa carinata (Bianconi, 1869) and Cymothoa bychowskyi Avdeev, 1979 (Crustacea: Isopoda) with a new record from the southern India Ocean, JOURNAL OF NATURAL HISTORY, 56(17-20), 1063-1089, 20220519
- Simultaneous double parasitism by the parasitic cymothoids (Crustacea: Isopoda) of two genera on a single host fish Tenualosa toli from India, NAUPLIUS, 30, 20220725
- Redescription and further report of two buccal attaching fish parasitic cymothoids, Ceratothoa carinata (Bianconi, 1869) and Cymothoa bychowskyi Avdeev, 1979 (Crustacea: Isopoda) with a new record from the southern India Ocean, JOURNAL OF NATURAL HISTORY, 56(17-20), 1063-1089, 20220519
- ★, Review on the global distribution and hosts of the external fish parasitic isopod genus Renocila Miers, 1880, (Crustacea: Cymothoidae), with the description of a new species from Andaman Islands, India, and notes on new host record of Renocila bijui Aneesh & Bruce 2020., Journal of Natural Histiory(Taylor & Francis), 55(43‒44), 2761-2785, 2022
- The Linz Zoocode project. Sixth report of activities (2022). Nomenclatural availability. 5. Optical disc publication., Bionomina, 31, 24-45., 20221220
- ★, A new species of branchial fish parasitic isopod, Norileca Bruce, 1990 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cymothoidae), from the Andaman Islands, India, Marine Biology Research, 17(7-8), 669-679, 2021
- ★, Seasonal fluctuation of the prevalence of cymothoids representing the genus Nerocila (Crustacea, Isopoda), parasitizing commercially exploited marine fishes from the Malabar Coast, India, Acta parasitologica, (Springer), 58(1), 80-90, 2013
- ★, Simultaneous multiple parasitic crustacean infestation on banded needlefish, Strongylura leiura (Belonidae) from the Malabar Coast, India, International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 3(7), 367-375, 2013
- ★, Occurrence of Caligus sp. a parasitic copepod (Crustacea ) infesting the commercially exploited fishes along the Malabar cost., 7(3), 28-30, 2013
- ★, Multiple parasitic crustacean infestation on belonid fish Strongylura strongylura, ZooKeys (Pen Soft), 457, 339-353, 2014
- ★, Branchial Cymothoids Infesting the Marine Food Fishes of Malabar Coast, Journal of Parasitic Diseases (Springer), 40(4), 1270-1277, 2015
- Effect by Gamma Irradiation and Low Temperature Storage on Bacteriological Profile of Edible Estuarine Crab Scylla serrata, Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, 39, 2473-2484, 2015
- ★, Cymothoa frontalis, a cymothoid isopod parasitizing the belonid fish, Strongylura strongylura from the Malabar coast (Kerala, India) :redescription, prevalence and life cycle., Zoological Studies, (BRCAS), 54(42), 1-28, 2015
- ★, A case of persisting massive infection of Scomberomorus commerson, a commercially exploited scombrid fish, with Cybicola armatus (Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida: Pseudocycnidae), Acta parasitologica, (Springer), 61(4), 836-848, 2016
- ★, Mothocya renardi (Bleeker, 1857) (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cymothoidae) parasitising Strongylura leiura (Bleeker) (Belonidae) off the Malabar coast of India: Redescription, occurrence and life-cycle., Systematic Parasitology, (Springer), 93(6), 583-599, 2016
- ★, First record of Glossobius auritus Bovallius 1885 and Glossobius hemiramphi Williams and Williams 1985 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cymothoidae) parasitizing the marine fishes from Indian Coast., Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences (Springer), 34, 173-189, 2017
- ★, Redescription of Nerocila exocoeti Pillai, 1954 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cymothoidae) parasitic on beloniform (Exocoetidae and Hemiramphidae) hosts with Nerocila madrasensis Ramakrishna & Ramaniah, 1978 placed into synonymy., Zootaxa, 4356(3), 385-394, 2017
- ★, Caligus cybii (Caligidae, Copepoda) parasitising the commercially exploited seer fish, 2 Scomberomorus commerson, from the Malabar Coast (India) - occurrence and adaptations., Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences., 18(3), 445-455, 2018
- ★, Agarna malayi Tiwari 1952 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cymothoidae) parasitising the marine fish, Tenualosa toli (Clupeidae) from India: re-description/description, life cycle and pattern of parasitic occurrence, Zoological Studies, (BRCAS), 57(28), 1-22, 2018
- ★, Redescription of Lernaeenicus stromatei Gnanamuthu, 1953 (Copepoda: Siphonostomatida: Pennellidae) infesting the Black Pomfret Parastromateus niger (Bloch) from Indian waters., Zootaxa (Magnolia Press),, 4482(2), 375-382, 2018
- ★, A taxonomic review of the genus Joryma Bowman and Tareen, 1983 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cymothoidae) parasitizing the marine fishes from Indian waters, with a description of three new species., Marine Biodiversity (Springer), 49, 1449-1478, 2019
- ★, Occurrence and redescription of Anilocra leptosoma Bleeker, 1857 (Crustacea: isopoda: Cymothoidae) parasitizing the clupeid fish Tenualosa toli (Valenciennes) from the Arabian Sea, India., Marine Biodiversity (Springer), 49, 443-450, 2019
- ★, Redescription of Nerocila recurvispina Schiödte and Meinert 1881: (Crustacea: isopoda) from the Hooghly River, Kolkata, India., Marine Biodiversity (Springer), 41, 301-313, 2019
- ★, Redescription and neotype designation for the poorly known fish parasitic cymothoid Joryma brachysoma (Pillai, 1964) (Crustacea: Isopoda) from India, Folia Parasitologica,(Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre CAS), 66(14), 1-6, 2019
- ★, Protandrous Hermaphroditic Reproductive System in the Adult Phases of Mothocya renardi (Bleeker, 1857) (Cymothoidae: Isopoda: Crustacea) – Light and Electron Microscopy Study, Zoological Studies, (BRCAS), 56(61), 1-15, 2020
- ★, Occurrence of Life Cycle Dependent Monophasic and Biphasic Molting in a Parasitic Isopod, Mothocya renardi., Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences (Springer), 36, 115-124, 2020
- ★, New species of Acanthochondria Oakley, 1930 and Chondracanthus Delaroche, 1811 (Copepoda: Poecilostomatoida: Chondracanthidae) parasitizing marine fishes in Indian coast, with a review on the family Chondracanthidae Milne Edwards, 1840 from India., Nauplies (Brazilian Crustacean Society (SBC)), 28, 1-21, 2020
- ★, A new species of parasitic cymothoid of the genus Renocila Miers, 1880 (Crustacea: Isopoda) parasitizing the body surface of coral reef fish Acanthurus triostegus (Linnaeus) from Andaman Island, India., Marine Biology Research (Taylor & Francis), 16(5), 396-410, 2020
- ★, A taxonomic review of the branchial fish parasitic genus Elthusa Schioedte & Meinert, 1884 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cymothoidae) from Indian waters with the description of three new species., Marine Biodiversity (Springer), 50(65), 1-38, 2020
- ★, A new genus and species of fish parasitic cymothoid isopod (Crustacea) from Indian waters, with a key to the branchial-attaching cymothoid genera., Marine Biology Research (Taylor & Francis), 16(8-9), 565-584., 2020
- ★, Optical discs in zoological nomenclature: problems and proposed solution., Bionomina, 24, 1-8, 2021
- ★, Polychaete worm- a passive carrier for Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei in shrimp., Aquaculture(Elsevier), 545(737187), 1-13, 2021
- Suceptability of orange chromide, Etroplus maculatus (Bloch, 1795) to experimental infectio of Betanodavirus., Aquaculture International (Springer), 29, 697-710, 2021
- ★, Complementary description and range extension of an unusual caligid copepod Anchicaligus nautili (Willey, 1896) (Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida) parasitizing the endangered deep-sea cephalopod Nautilus pompilius Linnaeus, 1758 from the Indian Ocean., Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences (Springer), 37, 757-766, 2021
- ★, Morphological description and molecular characterisation of a new species of Anilocra Leach, 1818 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cymothoidae) from India., International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife (Elsevier), 14, 321-328, 2021
- ★, A new species of parasitic copepod of the genus Lernaeenicus Le Sueur, 1824 (Siphonostomatoida: Pennellidae) from the Torpedo scad Megalaspis cordyla (Linnaeus) off Kerala coast, India., Marine Biology Research (Taylor & Francis), 17, 1-11, 2021
- A taxonomic review of the buccal-attaching fish parasite genus Lobothorax Bleeker, 1857 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cymothoidae) with description of a new species from southwestern India., Zoological studies, 60(13), 1-13, 2021
- The Linz Zoocode project. Fifth report of activities (2022). Nomenclatural availability. 4. Electronic publication., Bionomina, 28, 71-119, 2022
- The Linz Zoocode project. Fourth report of activities (2021). Nomenclatural availability. 3. Paper publication., Bionomina, 28, 50-70, 2022
Invited Lecture, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation
- Parasitic isopod parasitizing edible marine fishes from Malabar coast, India, 20th Swedeshi Science Congress,, Without Invitation, Japanese, Swedeshi Science, CMFRI, Kochi
- Parasitic isopod belonging to the genus Nerocila parasitizing edible marine fishes from the Malabar coast, India, 23rd Kerala Science Congress, Thiruvananthapuram., Without Invitation, Japanese, KSCSTE,India, Thiruvananthapuram.
- Diversity of Parasitic copepods infesting the Fishes of Malabar, National seminar on Faunal Diversity of Kerala, Without Invitation, Japanese, PRNSS College, Kannnur University, India, Matanoor, India
- Studies on the occurrence of Norileca indica (Milne Edwards), a parasitic cymothoid, parasitizing the Indian mackerel, Rastrelliger kanagurta (Scomberidae) from the Malabar Coast of Kerala, National conference on emerging trends in Biological research, University of Madras, Chennai, Without Invitation, Japanese, University of Madras, Chennai, University of Madras, Chennai
- Mothocya renardi (Bleeker,1857), a parasitic cymothoid Parasitizing the Banded needlefish, Strongylura leiura (Belonidae) from the Malabar Coast, India, 9th Indian Fisheries Forum hold at Chennai, Without Invitation, Japanese, Indian Fisheries Forum, Chennai
- . Infestation of Parasitic copepods on Black Pomfret, Parastromateus niger (Carangidae) from the Malabar Coast, India, In National Conference on Aquatic Animal Health and Management, Without Invitation, Japanese, Annamalai university, Tamil Nadu India
- Host-parasite interaction of Cymothoa frontalis (Crustacea, Isopoda, Cymothoidae), parasitizing the belonid fish, Strongylura strongylura from the Malabar coast (Kerala, India), National Conference on Recent Advances in Animal Sciences,, 2015, Without Invitation, Japanese, Dept. of Zoology, Mangalore University, Mangalore University
- A taxonomic review of the branchial cymothoid genus Joryma Bowman & Tareen 1983 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cymothoidae) parasitizing the marine fishes from Indian Waters, In Annual National Conference on Sustainable Ecosystem, Aquaculture, Fisheries and Fisherfolk, 2020, Without Invitation, Japanese, Dept. of Aquatic Biology & Fisheries, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram
- First host record, Strongylura strongylura (Belonidae) for a parasitic cymothoid, Cymothoa frontalis Milne Edward,1840 from the Malabar Coast of India, International Symposium on Environmental Risk Assessment 2011., 2011, Without Invitation, Japanese, Bharathiar University., Bharathiar University.
- Infestation by Lernaeopodid (Copepoda, Siphonostomatoida) parasites on edible marine fishes along the Malabar Coast, International Conference on Ecosystem Conservation, Climate Change and Sustainable Development (ECOCASD 2013), 2013, Without Invitation, Japanese, Department of Aquatic Biology & Fisheries, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, India and Directorate of Environment & Climate Change, Govt. of Kerala., University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, India
- Prevalence and host specific occurrence of Mothocya renardi (Crustacea, Isopoda, Cymothoidae) parasitizing the belonid fish Strongylura leiura from the Malabar coast (Kerala, India), Joint Mid-Year Meeting of The Crustacean Society and International Association of Astacology,, 2015, Without Invitation, Japanese, The Crustacean Society being held at Australian Museum, Sydney, Sydney
- Taxonomy and Diversity of Deep-Sea Fish Parasitic Crustaceans off Indian Coast: Status and Knowledge Gaps, CONSERVATION OF LIFE BELOW WATER: Perspectives on Systematics, Sustainable Livelihoods and Citizen Science (COLIBA-2021),, 2021, Without Invitation, Japanese, Organized by Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries,, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, India,
- Tropical fish parasitic crustaceans: parasitic adaptations and emerging paradigms in research, Virtual International Conference on Marine Science and Aquaculture (vICOMSA) 2022, 08-10 March 2022, Borneo Marine Research Institute, University of Malaysia Sabah, 2022, Without Invitation, Japanese, Borneo Marine Research Institute, University of Malaysia Sabah, Borneo Marine Research Institute, University of Malaysia Sabah
- Parasitic Crustaceans Infesting the Marine Fishes From Indian Waters: Taxonomy, Physiology of Growth and Reproduction, Host-Parasite interaction, Parasitic Crustaceans Infesting the Marine Fishes From Indian Waters: Taxonomy, Physiology of Growth and Reproduction, Host-Parasite interaction, Publication Day meeting of Water Research Group (WRG), North West University: Potchefastroom, 2520, South Africa, 2019, With Invitation, Japanese, Water Research Group (WRG), North West University, Water Research Group (WRG), North West University: Potchefastroom, 2520, South Africa
- Tropical fish parasitic crustaceans: an over view in perspective of diversity and parasitic adaptation, Tropical fish parasitic crustaceans: an over view in perspective of diversity and parasitic adaptation, National Seminar on Marine Benthos and Fish Parasitology, 2022, With Invitation, Japanese, Pathanapuram, India
- SDGs in tropical waters: an overview in the perspective of deep-sea fish parasitic crustaceans - status and knowledge gaps, SDGs in tropical waters: an overview in the perspective of deep-sea fish parasitic crustaceans - status and knowledge gaps, International Symposium on the UN's Sustainable Development Goals on September 15, 2022 at School of Applied Biological Science, Hiroshima University, Japan., 2022, With Invitation, Japanese, School of Applied Biological Science, Hiroshima University, Japan., Japan.
Social Activities
History as Committee Members
- Travancore Nature History Society (TNHS), 2023, 2025, Travancore Nature History Society (TNHS), India
- World Association of Copepodologist, 2020, 2025, World Association of Copepodologist
- Linz Zoo code Committee, 2019/05, 2025, Linz Zoo code Committee
- Japanese society of systematic zoology, Japan, 2020/08, 2025/03, Japanese society of systematic zoology, Japan
Organizing Academic Conferences, etc.
- 15th International Conference On Copepod, 15th International Conference On Copepod, 2024/05, 2024/06