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Staff Id : 09880
Name : Dr. P. MURUGESAN
Designation : ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR & JOINT DIRECTOR in DRD
Department : CAS IN MARINE BIOLOGY
Qualification : M.Sc(Coa.Aqua),Ph.D(MB),
Specialization : Marine Benthos;Polychaete taxonomy; Biodiversity assessment
Date of Birth : 12-06-1974
Date of Joining : 05-04-2004

Present Address Contact Number E-Mail Address
No.64, Revu Main Road,
Parangipettai-608 502
9443896458pmurugesaan74@gmail.com

Research Guidance
Discipline Awarded Guidance
M.Phil./M.E./M.Sc. 6-
Ph.D. 142


Conference /Seminar / Symposia / Workshop
Conference Seminar Symposia Workshop
National International
Attended 111546
Conducted 21112


Research Projects
Major Projects Minor Projects Total Amount (Rs.)
Completed 613,45,68,103
Ongoing 2-3,19,25,600

Teaching and Research Experience Industry Experience
20 Years2 Years

Journals Conference Books Published Popular Article
National International National International
40 30 6 - 1 -

List of Publications - National
V. Bharathidasan, N. Rajesh, G. Mahadevan and P. Murugesan, "Microscopic visualization of regeneration in scale worm Paralepidonotus sp. (Grube, 1878).", Indian Journal of Experimental Biology, Volume 58, Number 5, May 2020, pp. 360-364. 2020.
R. Punniyamoorthy, P. Partha Sarathy, G. Mahadevan, P. Selvaraj, V. Bharathidasan and P. Murugesan, "Benthic Foraminifera to assess Ecological Quality Status of Kaduvaiyar and Uppanar estuaries, Southeast coast of India.", Journal of Marine Biological Association of India, Volume 61, Number 2, Nov 2019, pp. 52-62. 10.6024/jmbai.2019.61.2.2048-08.
N. Rajesh, S. Muthuvelu, G. Mahadevan and P. Murugesan, "Impact of bottom trawling on the water and sediment characteristics of Cuddalore and Parangipettai coastal waters.", Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Science, Volume 48, Number 5, May 2019, pp. 639-646. 2019.
P. Selvaraj, P. Murugesan, R. Punniyamoorthy and P. Partha Sarathy, "Assessment of the ecological health of Vellar and Ennore estuarine ecosystems using health indices.", Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Science, Volume 48, Number 10, Oct 2019, pp. 1580-1592. 2019.
V. Bharathidasan, M. Muniasamy, P. Selvaraj and P. Murugesan, , "Biochemical composition of Namalycastis sp. (grube, 1872) and Neanthes sp. (Kinberg, 1865) (Polychaeta: Nereididae) from Vellar estuary, southeast coast of India.", Ecology and fisheries, Volume 10, Number 2, Oct 2017, pp. 7-16. 2017.
S. Vijayalakshmi, P. Murugesan, S. Muthuvelu and T. Balasubramanian, "Occurrence of epibionts in coastal waters of Tamilnadu.", Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Science, Volume 45, Number 7, Jul 2016, pp. 920-925. 2016.
P. Murugesan, M. Pravinkumar, S. Muthuvelu, S. Ravichandran, S. Vijayalakshmi and T. Balasubramanian, "Benthic biodiversity in natural vis-a-vis artificially developed mangroves of south east coast of India.", Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Science, Volume 45, Number 8, Aug 2016, pp. 1049-1058. 2016.
S. Muthuvelu, S. Sivaraj, S. Purusothaman, A. Silambarasan and P. Murugesan, "Effect of bottom trawling on the health of macro benthic community: a graphical technique approach.", Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Science, Volume 45, Number 4, Apr 2016, pp. 566-573. 2016.
A. Silambarasan, S. Sivaraj, S. Muthuvelu, V. Bharathidasan and P. Murugesan, "Influence of environmental parameters on abundance and diversity of phytoplankton in Pichavaram mangroves, southeast coast of India.", Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Science, Volume 45, Number 4, Apr 2016, pp. 591-602. 2016.
S. Purusothaman, A. Silambarasan, N. Jayaprabha and P. Murugesan, "Feeding strategies and diet composition of Oil Sardine, Sardinella longiceps (Valenciennes, 1847) in the Trawl Bycatches off Parangipettai, Southeast Coast of India.", Asian Fisheries Science, Volume 27, Number 2, Jun 2014, pp. 137-148. 2014.
S. Velvizhi, A. Gopalakrishnan, P. Murugesan and D. Kannan, "A case study on polycheate fishery by the Irular tribal fishing community on the Tamil Nadu Coast.", Aquaculture Asia, Volume 18, Number 4, Dec 2013, pp. 17-20. 2013.
Murugesan, P, A. Silambarasan, S. Purusothaman, S. Muthuvelu and T. Anantharaj, "Diversity of invertebrate trawl bycatch off Cuddalore, Parangipettai and Pazhayar, south-east coast of India.", Indian J. Fish, Volume 60, Number 1, Mar 2013, pp. 41-49. 2013.
R.M. Anbuchezhian, S. Ravichandran, and P. Murugesan, "Assessment of soft bottom polychaete diversity in Thondi, Palk bay, India.", Journal of Environmental Biology, Volume 33, Number 1, Sep 2012, pp. 917-921. 2012.
Murugesan, P., S. Elayaraja, S. Vijayalakshmi & T. Balasubramanian, "Polychaetes – a suitable live feed for growth and colour quality of the clown fish, Amphiprion sebae (Bleeker, 1953) .", J. Mar. Biol. Ass. India, Volume 53, Number 2, Dec 2011, pp. 189-195. 2011.
Murugesan, P., M. Muniasamy, S. Muthuvelu, S. Vijayalakshmi and T. Balasubramanian , "Utility of benthic diversity in assessing the health of an ecosystem.", Indian J. Geo. Mar. Sci, Volume 40, Number 6, Dec 2011, pp. 783-793. 2011.
Murugesan, P., Revathi, K., Elayaraja, S., Vijayalakshmi, S. and T. Balasubramanian, "Distribution of enteric bacteria in the sediments of Parangipettai and Cuddalore coast of India.", Journal of Environmental Biology, Volume 33, Number 2, May 2011, pp. 705-715. 2011.
Ajith Kumar, T. T. Subodh Kant Setu, P. Murugesan and T. Balasubramanian, "Studies on captive breeding and larval rearing of clownfish, Amphiprion sebae (Bleeker, 1853) using estuarine water.", Indian J. Geo. Mar. Sci, Volume 39, Number 1, Mar 2010, pp. 114-119. 2010.
P. Murugesan, T. Balasubramanian and T.J. Pandian, "Does haemocoelom exclude embryonic stem cells and asexual reproduction in invertebrates? .", Current Science, Volume 98, Number 6, Oct 2010, pp. 768-771. 2010.
S. Elayaraja, P. Murugesan, S. Vijayalakshmi and T. Balasubramanian, "Antibacterial activity of polychaete Perinereis cultrifera from Parangipettai region, Southeast coast of India.", Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences, Volume 39, Number 2, Jun 2010, pp. 257-261. 2010.
Murugesan, P. and R. Krishnaprakash, "Analysis of sediment characteristics in progressive shrimp culture Ponds, Paravai, near Velankanni, Nagapattinam district, Tamil nadu.", J. Aqua. Biol, Volume 25, Number 2, Dec 2010, pp. 152-157. 2010.
Murugesan, P., R. Krishnaprakash, T. T. Ajithkumar, and T. Balasubramanian, "Polychaete culture and its future prospects in India.", J. Indian Ocean Studies, Volume 17, Number 1, Apr 2009, pp. 144-151. 2009.
R. Krishnaprakash, R. Saravanan, P. Murugesan and S. Rajagopal, "Usefulness of probiotics in the production of high quality shrimp (Penaeus monodon) seeds in hatcheries.", World Journal of Zoology, Volume 4, Number 2, Aug 2009, pp. 144-147. 2009.
Murugesan, P., T. T. Ajithkumar, S. Ajmal Khan and T. Balasubramanian, "Use of benthic biodiversity as a tool for assessing the impact of shrimp farming on environment.", J. Environ. Biol, Volume 30, Number 5, Sep 2009, pp. 865-870. 2009.
K.V. Dhaneesh, T.T. Ajith kumar, P. Murugesan and T. Balasubramanian, "First record of Two-stick sting fish, Inimicus filamentosus (Cuvier, 1829) from Parangipettai coastal waters, southeast coast of India.", J. Mar. Biol. Ass. India, Volume 50, Number 2, Dec 2008, pp. 215-216. 2008.
A. Subramanian, T. T. Ajith Kumar, A. Saravanakumar, T. Balasubramanian and P. Murugesan, "Solution to problem of fishing pressure in coral reefs: farming of marine ornamental fishes.", Fishing chimes, Volume 28, Number 7, Oct 2008, pp. 27-30. 2008.
P. Murugesan, R. Krishnaprakash, Sourav Bhattachargee, V. Ravi and T. T. Ajithkumar, "Efficiency of probiotics on the growth of Green tiger shrimp Penaeus semisulcatus, (de Haan, 1844) in relation to different feeds.", J. Mar. Biol. Ass. India, Volume 50, Number 2, Dec 2008, pp. 172-176. 2008.
V. Ravi, P. Murugesan, T.T. Ajith Kumar and S.S. Kumaresan, "Spine structure of scaly stingray, Himantura imbricata (Bloch & Schneider, 1801).", J. Mar. Biol. Ass. India, Volume 50, Number 2, Dec 2008, pp. 228-231. 2008.
T.T Ajith Kumar, P. Murugesan and T. Balasubramanian, "Sustainable Management of Coastal Eco-Systems and Educational Needs.", J. Indian Ocean Studies, Volume 16, Number 1&2, Aug 2008, pp. 130-135. 2008.
T. T. Ajith Kumar, P. Nithya Jennifer, P. Murugesan and T. Balasubramanian, , "Marine ornamentals in India: Challenges and opportunities for sustainability.", Fishing Chimes, Volume 27, Number 6, Jul 2007, pp. 44-51. 2007.
P. Murugesan, T. T. Ajith Kumar and S. Ajmal Khan, "Marine Resources and their future.", Jour. of Indian Ocean Studies, Volume 15, Number 3, Dec 2007, pp. 439-447. 2007.
P. Murugesan, T. T. Ajith Kumar and T. Balasubramanian, "Taxonomic sufficiency (Ts) – A comfortable shortcut in marine biodiversity and ecological studies.", NATL Academy Science Letters, Volume 30, Number 11, Oct 2007, pp. 365-369. 2007.
P. Murugesan, S. Ajmal Khan and T. T. Ajithkumar, "Temporal changes in the benthic community structure of the marine zone of Vellar estuary, south east coast of India.", Journal of Marine Biological Association of India, Volume 49, Number 1, Dec 2007, pp. 154-158. 2007.
P. S. Lyla, P. Murugesan, K. P. Manikandan and S. Ajmal Khan, "Occurrence of a Giant isopod Bathynomus giganteus (A. Milne Edwards) in Chennai coastal waters.", J. Bombay Natural History Society, Volume 104, Number 3, Dec 2007, pp. 368-369. 2004.
T. T. Ajithkumar, P. Murugesan and K. Ramamoorthy, "Marine ornamental fishery: A multimillion dollar industry in the near future.", Seafood Export Journal, Volume 36, Number 4, May 2006, pp. 7-11. 2006.
T. T. Ajithkumar, P. Murugesan and T. Balasubramanian, , "Sharks as an important by– catch of deep sea shrimp trawling off- Colachel, Kanyakumari, Tamilnadu.", Fishing Chimes, Volume 26, Number 1, Sep 2006, pp. 78-79. 2006.
P. Murugesan, T. T. Ajith Kumar and S. Ajmal Khan, "Marine Resources and their future.", Journal of Indian Ocean Studies, Volume 13, Number 1, Jan 2005, pp. 132-140. 2005.
S. Ajmal Khan and P. Murugesan, "Polychaete diversity in Indian estuaries.", Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Science, Volume 34, Number 1, Jan 2005, pp. 114-119. 2005.
S. Ajmal Khan, P. Murugesan, P. S. Lyla and S. Jeganathan, "A new indicator macro invertebrate of pollution and utility of graphical tools and diversity indices in pollution monitoring studies.", Current Science, Volume 87, Number 11, Dec 2004, pp. 1508-1510. 2004.
P. Murugesan, S. Rajagopal and S. Ajmal Khan, "Super cyclone.", Seshaiyana, Volume 12, Number 1, Oct 2000, pp. 5-6. 2000.
P. Murugesan, S. Rajagopal and S. Ajmal Khan, "Utility of eyestalk ablation in farming and brood stock development of the shrimp Penaeus monodon Fabricius.", Indian Journal of Experimental Biology, Volume 36, Number 1, Oct 1998, pp. 699-702. 1998.
List of Publications - International
S. Sivaraj, P. Murugesan, T. Gopi Alagiri, T. Balasubramanian and K. Kathiresan, "DNA barcoding of macrofauna act as a tool for assessing marine ecosystem.", Marine Pollution Bulletin , Volume 152, Number 1, Mar 2020, pp. 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.07.017.
G. Mahadevan, S. Gosavi and P. Murugesan, "Growth, Condition, Mortality and Exploitation Status of Elongated Mudskipper, Pseudapocryptes elongatus (Cuvier, 1816) from Indian Sundarbans Mudflats: Implications for Fisheries Management, Aquaculture and Conservation.", Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences volume, Volume 36, Number 1, Jul 2020, pp. 607-619. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41208-020-00238-4.
G. Mahadevan, S. Gosavi and P. Murugesan, "Length-weight relationships and condition factor of five marine finfish species from Parangipettai (Tamil Nadu) and Mumbai (Maharashtra) Coast of India.", Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences, Volume 36, Number 1, Jun 2020, pp. 375-385. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41208-020-00222-y.
R. Punniyamoorthy, P. Selvaraj, G. Mahadevan and P. Murugesan, "Distribution and diversity of meio-benthos in Ennore estuary, southeast coast of India.", International Journal of Scientific and Technology Research, Volume 8, Number 11, Nov 2019, pp. 2979-2987. 2019.
P. Selvaraj, M. Muniasamy, P. Murugesan, "Diversity of macrobenthos in the estuaries of south Tamil Nadu.", International Journal of Life Sciences Research, Volume 7, Number 2, Feb 2019, pp. 425-432. 2019.
G. Mahadevan, P. Murugesan and G. Polgar, "First record of the mudskipper Periophthalmus walailakae (Gobiidae) from southeast India.", Cybium, Volume 43, Number 4, Dec 2019, pp. 373-375. 10.26028/cybium/2019-434-007.
P. Partha Sarathy, V. Bharathidasan, P. Murugesan* and S.T. Somasundaram, "Seasonal variations in seagrass associated polychaetes at Thondi, Palk Bay, India.", International Journal of Scientific and Technology Research, Volume 8, Number 11, Nov 2019, pp. 2376-2380. 2019.
P. Partha Sarathy, V. Bharathidasan, P. Gnanamoorthy and P. Murugesan, "Influence of physico-chemical parameters and pCO2 concentration on mangroves-associated polychaetes at Pichavaram, southeast coast of India.", SN Applied Sciences, Volume 1, Number 1, Nov 2019, pp. 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-019-1581-2.
P. Bharadhirajan, G. Mahadevan, P. Murugesan, S. Murugan and M.P. Abbaspour Naderi, "Relative condition factor, length-weight relationship, and growth of three-spotted flounder, Pseudorhombus triocellatus from Parangipettai Coast, India.", Biodiversitas, Volume 20, Number 2, Jan 2019, pp. 373-379. 10.13057/biodiv/d200210.
R. Punniyamoorthy, P. Selvaraj, G. Mahadevan and P. Murugesan, "Benthic foraminifera- a promising tool for assessment of ecological quality of Vellar estuary and its adjacent coastal waters, southeast coast of India.", International Journal of Scientific and Technology Research, Volume 8, Number 10, Oct 2019, pp. 3476-3486. 2019.
S. Muthuvelu, V. Bharathidasan, S. Sivaraj, P. Murugesan, "Benthic polychaetes: a veritable indicator of ecosystem health.", International Journal of Life Sciences Research, Volume 6, Number 3, Mar 2018, pp. 540-553. 2018.
G. Mahadevan, V. Ravi and P. Murugesan, "Length‐weight relationship of two mudskippers (Gobiidae: Oxudercinae) Oxuderces dentatus (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850) and Scartelaos histophorus (Valenciennes, 1837) from Dhamara estuary, Odhisa, India.", Journal of Applied Ichthyology, Volume 33, Number 6, Aug 2017, pp. 1258-1260. https://doi.org/10.1111/jai.13455.
V. Bharathidasan, P.P. Sarathy, P. Selvaraj and P. Murugesan, "Sexual reproduction and Larval Development of Nereididae Polychaeta Perinereis cultrifera (Grube, 1840).", International Journal of Science Invention Today, Volume 6, Number 6, Jun 2017, pp. 772-782. 2017.
S. Purusothaman, N. Jayaprabha and P. Murugesan, "Diversity and seasonal variation of fish assemblages associated with trawl catches from southeast coast of India.", Regional Studies in Marine Science , Volume 6, Number 1, Jul 2016, pp. 29-36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2016.03.012.
A. Silambarasan, S. Sivaraj, S. Muthuvelu and P. Murugesan, "Assemblages of phytoplankton diversity in different zonation of Muthupet mangroves.", Regional studies in Marine Sciences , Volume 3, Number 1, Jan 2016, pp. 234-241. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2015.11.005.
S. Sivaraj, P. Murugesan, A. Silambarasan, H.M. Preetha mini jose and V. Bharathirajan, "AMBI indices and multivariate approach to assess the ecological health of Vellar-Coleroon estuarine system undergoing various human activities.", Marine Pollution Bulletin , Volume 100, Number 1, Nov 2015, pp. 334-345. doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.08.028.
S. Purusothaman, N. Jayaprabha, A. Silambarasan and P. Murugesan, "Diversity and trophic level of ichthyofauna associated with the trawl bycatches of Cuddalore and Parangipettai, south-east coast of India.", Marine Biodiversity Record, Volume 8, Number 1, May 2015, pp. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1755267215000159.
A. Silambarasan, P. Murugesan, S. Purusothaman, V. Bharathidasan and H.M. Preetha Mini Jose, "Seasonal variation and diversity of phytoplankton community in Vellar estuary, southeast coast of India.", International Journal of Science Invention Today, Volume 4, Number 5, Jul 2015, pp. 477-487. 2015.
S. Sivaraj, P. Murugesan, S. Muthuvelu, K.E. Vivekanandan & S. Vijayalakshmi, "AMBI and M-AMBI indices as a robust tool for assessing the effluent stressed ecosystem in Nandgaon Coastal waters, Maharashtra, India.", Estuarine Coastal Shelf Science, Volume 146, Number 5, Jun 2014, pp. 60-67. 2014.
S. Purusothaman, N. Jayaprabha, A. Silambarasan and P. Murugesan, "Fishery Resources in the Trawl Bycatches of Cuddalore and Parangipettai, Southeast Coast of India.", Journal of Marine Biology & Oceanography , Volume 3, Number 3, Jul 2014, pp. 1-5. 10.4172/2324-8661.1000134.
M. Pravinkumar, P. Murugesan, R. Krishnaprakash, V. Elumalai, C. Viswanathan and S.M. Raffi, "Benthic biodiversity in the Pichavaram mangroves, Southeast Coast of India.", Journal of Oceanography and Marine Science, Volume 4, Number 1, Jan 2013, pp. 1-11. DOI:10.5897/JOMS12.004 .
Samikkannu Muthuvelu, Perumal Murugesan*, Muniyandi Muniasamy, Shanmugam Vijayalakshmi, and Thangavel Balasubramanian, "Changes in Benthic Macrofaunal Assemblages in Relation to Bottom Trawling in Cuddalore and Parangipettai Coastal Waters, Southeast Coast of India.", Ocean Science Journal, Volume 48, Number 2, Jun 2013, pp. 183-195. 2013.
Muniasamy, M., Muthuvelu, S., Balachandar, K. & P. Murugesan, "Diversity of benthic fauna in Coleroon estuary Southeast coast of India.", Int. J. Recent Scientific Research, Volume 4, Number 10, Oct 2013, pp. 1617-1621. 2013.
G. Ramesh, P. Murugesan* and S. Muthuvelu, "Research article diversity of benthic fauna in the marine zone of Vellar estuary (Southeast coast of India).", International Journal of Recent Scientific Research, Volume 4, Number 12, Dec 2013, pp. 2158-2166. 2013.
Murugesan, P*., S. Purusothaman & S. Muthuvelu, "Trophic level of fishes associated in the trawl bycatch from Parangipettai and Cuddalore, Southeast Coast of India.", Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science, Volume 7, Number 1, Dec 2012, pp. 29-38. 2012.
T. Anandaraj, U. Balasubramanian, P. Murugesan and S. Muthuvelu, "Biomass Variations in the Bivalves Fauna of Selected Tidal Flats of East Coast In India.", International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biological Archive, Volume 3, Number 1, Mar 2012, pp. 117-120. 2012.
S. Purusothaman, S. Muthuvelu, U. Balasubramanian and P. Murugesan, "Biochemical analysis of mulberry leaves (Morus alba L.) and silkworm Bombyx mori enriched with vermin wash.", Journal of Entomology, Volume 9, Number 5, May 2012, pp. 289-295. 2012.
T. Anandaraj, U. Balasubramanian, P. Murugesan and S. Muthuvelu, "Biodiversity of marine Molluscs in East Coastal Area of Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu, India.", International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biological Archive, Volume 3, Number 1, Jan 2012, pp. 131-133. 2012.
S. Elayaraja, Annamalai, N., Murugesan, P., Mayavu, P. & T. Balasubramanian, "Effect of amylase on growth, survival and proximate composition of the Polychaete, Perinereis cultrifera (Grube, 1840).", Aquaculture Nutrition, Volume 17, Number 6, Feb 2011, pp. 627-633. 2011.
Sivaraj, S. P. Murugesan*., S. Muthuvelu, S. Purusothaman & A. Silambarasan, "Comparatives study of Psedomonas aeruginosa isolate recovered from clinical and environmental samples against antibiotics.", Int. J. Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Volume 4, Number 3, Nov 2011, pp. 105-107. 2011.
List of Conferences - National
P. Murugesan and S. Muthuvelu, Polychaetes- A potential live feed for aquatic animal health, National conference on Aquatic animal health and management, Sep 14-15, 2012, CAS in Marine Biology, Parangipettai, pp. 114-115. Parangipettai, CAS in Marine Biology, Annamalai University, Parangipettai.
T.J. Pandian, G. Kumaresan and P. Murugesan, Selected recent discoveries in biology, Silver Jubilee Souvenir, Dec 27-27, 2010, Guindy, pp. 30-32. DOTE Campus, Guindy, Chennai, Tamilnadu State Council for Science and Technology.
P. Murugesan and S. Purusothaman, Diversity of fish bycatch in the trawlers off Parangipettai and Cuddalore (Southeast coast of India), National Conference on Marine Biodiversity- Present Status and Prospects, Sep 16-18, 2010, Tiruchirappalli, pp. 27-36. Dept. of Marine Science, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Narendra Publishing House.
P. Murugesan, R. Krishnaprakash and T. Balasubramanian, Polychaetes- An introduction; and its role in ecology and aquaculture, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Jun 17-17, 2010, CAS in Marine Biology, Parangipettai, pp. 153-159. Allahapad, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India.
P. Murugesan, R. Krishnaprakash and T. Balasubramanian, Polychaetes- An introduction; and its role in ecology and aquaculture, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Jun 17-17, 2010, CAS in Marine Biology, Parangipettai, pp. 153-159. Allahapad, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India.
P. Murugesan, T.T. Ajithkumar and T. Balasubramanian, Polychaete culture and its future prospects in India, National workshop on Aquaculture nutrition and feeds, Mar 14-15, 2008, Nagapattinam, pp. 41-42. Thirumullaivasal, Sirkali, Nagapattinam, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture.
List of Book Published
P. Murugesan, P. Partha Sarathy, S. Muthuvelu and G. Mahadevan, Diversity and Distribution of Polychaetes in Mangroves of East Coast of India, IntechOpen Limited, 5 Princes Gate Court, London, SW7 2QJ, UK: Intech-Open, 978-1-78984-278-4, pp. 107-130. Nov 2018, DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.78332.

List of Awards
Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) - World Conference on Marine Biodiversity, Institute of Research and Innovation, University of Aberdeen- Scotland - 2011
BEST RESEARCHER AWARD - Annamalai University - 2016