STUDY OF THE STATUS AND NATURE OF VARIABILITY IN FRESHWATER BIVALVES IN THE
WESTERN GHATS AND IDENTIFICATION OF SPECIES WITH COMMERCIAL VALUE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expected outputs

1.   Taxonomic ambiguities of freshwater bivalves will be resolved and the digitized keys based on alpha taxonomy, cytology and molecular       data for taxonomic identification will be available.
2.   Distribution and status of Lamellidens marginalis and Parreysia favidens
3.   A DNA bar-coding system for identification and classification of Lamellidens marginalis and Parreysia favidens
4.   Isolation and identification of medicinally important chemicals in the glucosamine and chondroitin groups