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Aquatic Invertebrates of the Ganga River System (Mollusca, Annelida, Crustacea [in part]), Volume 1

Authors: Hasko Nesemann, Subodh Sharma, Gopal Sharma, Sanjay Nath Khanal, Bandana Pradhan, Deep Narayan Shah, Ram Devi Tachamo
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Content:
  • Introduction
  • Materials and Methods
  • Acknowledgement
  • The Himalaya
  • Subdivision of the Himalaya
  • Ganga River System
  • General faunistic and zoogeographical features of the Ganga River Basin
  • Zoogeographical Origin of the Fresh Water Fauna
  • Zoogeographical Analysis
  • Major Groups of the Aquatic Ecosystem Fauna
  • Marine Elements and Brackish Water Fauna
  • Description of the species
  • Ecological Assessment
  • Choice of Biomonitors
  • Application of Indices for Water Quality Class Determination
  • Saprobic Water Quality Classification
  • Nepalese Biotic Score (NEPBIOS)
  • Nepalese Biotic Score for Bagmati River System (NEPBIOS-BRS)
  • Ganga River System Biotic Score (GRS-BIOS)
  • Description of Water Quality Classes
  • References
Class Bivalvia:
Arcidae
Psammobiidae
Corbiculidae
Sphaeriidae
Unionidae
Amblemidae		 Class Gastropoda:
Neritidae
Septariidae
Bithyniidae
Pomatiopsidae
Stenothyridae
Assimineidae
Thiaridae
Pleuroceridae
Viviparidae
Ampullariidae
Lymnaeidae
Planorbidae
Physidae
Succineidae
Ellobiidae
Carychiidae
Onchidiidae
Class Polychaeta:
Nephtydae
Nereididae		 Class Oligachaeta:
Naididae
Tubificidae
Enchytraeidae
Microchaetidae
Lumbricidae
Octochaetidae
Megascolecidae
Lumbriculidae
Order Hirudinida:
Glossiphoniidae
Ozobranchidae
Haemopidae
Hirudinidae
Haemadipsidae
Salifidae
Erpobdellidae		 Class Malacostraca:
Mysidae
Neoniphargidae
Gammaridae
Talitridae
Cirolanidae
Hymenosomatidae
Grapsidae
Potamidae
Parathelphusidae
  Class Branchiopoda:
Cyclestheriidae