Biology and ecology of pharmaceutical marine cnidarians / Ramasamy Santhanam, Santhanam Ramesh, Gubbiyappa Shivakumar.

The first comprehensive book on the biology and ecology of pharmaceutical cnidarians, answering a need for more knowledge about the identification, biology, natural products and bioactivities of these living resources. Contributed by scientists of both marine biology and pharmacy disciplines. Identi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Santhanam, Ramasamy, 1946- (Author)
Ramesh, Santhanam, 1979- (Author)
Shivakumar, Gubbiyappa (Author)
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press/Taylor Francis, 2019.
Series:Santhanam, Ramasamy, 1946- Biology and ecology of marine life book series.
Subjects:
Echinodermata > Therapeutic use.
Marine invertebrates > Therapeutic use.
Marine invertebrates > Ecology.
Marine natural products.
Cnidaria > Therapeutic use.
Physical Description:xi, 585 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Chapter 1: Introduction ; Chapter 2: Biology and Ecology of Cnidarias [Phylum Cnidaria (Coelenterata)] ; Chapter 3: Biology and Ecology of Pharmaceutical Hydrozoans (Class: Hydrozoa) ; Chapter 4: Biology and Ecology of Pharmaceutical True Jellyfish or True Jellies (Class: Scyphozoa) ; Chapter 5: Biology and Ecology of Pharmaceutical Box Jellyfish (Class: Cubozoa) ; Chapter 6: Biology and Ecology of Pharmaceutical Sea Anemones, Stony Corals, Soft Corals and Gorgonians (Class: Anthozoa).