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.[1] 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.

For the study of cancer and carcinomas, see oncology.
Various crustaceans, all of interest to carcinologists.

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:

Journals

Scientific journals devoted to the study of crustaceans include:

See also

References
  1. Weis, Judith S. (2012). Walking Sideways: The Remarkable World of Crabs (1 ed.). Cornell University Press. doi:10.7591/j.cttn34xc.15. ISBN 978-0-8014-5050-1.
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