Faculty Profile

Dr. Santu K.S.

Assistant Professor

Department of Zoology

Contact
  • santucusat@gmail.com
Experience
Assistant Professor
MES Asmabi College
05-06-2025 - Present
Qualification Institution Year Specialization
PhD Cochin University of Science and Technology August, 2025 Marine Sciences
MSc Cochin University of Science and Technology March, 2012 Marine Biology

Abundance of Mesozooplankton in Cochin estuary with reference to Calanoid copepods

Presentation
:
International Conference on Hydrology and Meteorology
Organized By
:
Omics Group
Date
:
24-04-2026

Assemblage and community structure of meroplankton in selected estuarine systems of Kerala, India

Presentation
:
International conference on World Ocean Sceience Congress
Organized By
:
Swadesh Science Movement
Date
:
18-02-2015

Holoplankton and meroplankton distribution in selected estuaries of Kerala, India

Presentation
:
International Conference on Biodiversity and Evaluation: Perspective and Paradigm Shift
Organized By
:
UGC
Date
:
02-12-2015

Copepod diversity in Cochin backwater, future prospects as live feed for aquaculture

Presentation
:
National Seminar on 26th Swadeshi Science Congress
Organized By
:
Swadeshi Science Congress
Date
:
07-11-2016

Resolving the taxonomic ambiguity of Acartiella gravely (calanoid copepod) From Vembanad backwater K

Presentation
:
Kerala Science Congress
Organized By
:
Kerala State Council for Scenery, Technology & Environment (KSCSTE)
Date
:
28-01-2017

Mesozooplankton community in relation yo climate change from the coastal estuaries OD Kerala

Presentation
:
Biodiversity documentation and data analysis
Organized By
:
BEEs
Date
:
24-09-2025

Assessment of microplastic contamination in ghost crabs (Ocypode spp.) as bioindicators of coastal p

Presentation
:
International Research Conclave on Resilience and Responsibility: Scientific, Library and Economic dimensions ESPLORO
Organized By
:
Research Department of Botany, English, Commerce and IQAC, MES Asmabi College
Date
:
25-03-2026

Light Matters: Evaluating the effects of led spectra on aquatic plants development: A preliminary st

Presentation
:
Kerala Science Congress
Organized By
:
KSCSTE
Date
:
07-02-2025

Journals

Time scale changes in abundance pattern of mesozooplankton with special reference to calanoid copepods in Cochin estuary, India

Publisher
:
K. S. Santu and S Bijoy Nandan
Date
:
01-01-2015
Volume
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6 (2)
Description
:
ISS NO
:
09764534
Publication Link
:
No link available

Occurrence of mass swarming of Family Acartiidae (Calanoid copepods) zooplankton in Ashtamudi estuary, Kerala

Publisher
:
K. S. Santu, S Bijoy Nandan and K Athira
Date
:
01-01-2015
Volume
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6 (30)
Description
:
ISS NO
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Publication Link
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No link available

Reassessing the species status of Pseudodiaptomus malayalus Wellershaus 1968 and P. Binghamton Sewell, 1912 (Calanoida: Pseudodiaptomidae) From India based on morphology and mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I gene sequences,

Publisher
:
K. S. Santu, S Bijoy Nandan, Retina I Cleetus and M Harikrishnan
Date
:
01-01-2017
Volume
:
29
Description
:
ISS NO
:
Publication Link
:
No link available

Seasonal observations on mass aggregation of cyclopoid copepods (Oithona sp) With diatoms bloom from Cochin estuary Kerala, India

Publisher
:
K. S Santu, N.D. Don Xavier, S Bijoy Nandan, K. Kapila and K. Athira
Date
:
01-01-2017
Volume
:
5
Description
:
ISS NO
:
2321340X
Publication Link
:
No link available

Morphological discrimination of female specimens of Pseudodiaptomus Annandale Sewell, 1919 (Copepoda: Calanoida) From Cochin estuary and Corbyn's Cove Creek, Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Publisher
:
K. S. Santu, and S Bijoy Nandan
Date
:
01-01-2017
Volume
:
48 (3)
Description
:
ISS NO
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Publication Link
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No link available

Isolation and morphological identification of aflatoxigenic Aspergillus flatus in finished feed for farmed Nile tilapia, Oreochromis nilotocus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Publisher
:
Remisha O, Saleena M, Jubisha A and Santu K.S.
Date
:
01-01-2019
Volume
:
7(6)
Description
:
ISS NO
:
Publication Link
:
No link available

Surface cyclopoid copepod assemblage in relation to environmental conditions near undisturbed coral reefs of Minicoy, Southeastern Arabian Sea a part of the Indian Ocean

Publisher
:
Radhika R, Santu K S, Bijoy Nandan and Harikrishnan M
Date
:
01-01-2020
Volume
:
41
Description
:
ISS NO
:
Publication Link
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No link available

Biological invasion of medically important bladder snail Physella actually Draparnaud, 1805 (Gastropoda, Physidae) in the freshwater habitat of Kerala, India

Publisher
:
Jayachandran P. R., Radhika R, Balakrishna Pillai Aneesh, Santu K.S, Manthodi Jima, and S Bijoy Nand
Date
:
01-01-2021
Volume
:
75
Description
:
ISS NO
:
09746919
Publication Link
:
No link available

Feeding ecology of Parasesarma plicatum and its relation to carbon structuring in mangrove ecosystem

Publisher
:
Varghese Rani, Chandrasekaran Sreelakshmi, Sivasankaran Bijoy Nandan, Kuzhikandathil Sunny Santu, Ch
Date
:
01-01-2023
Volume
:
850
Description
:
ISS NO
:
15735117
Publication Link
:
No link available

Reconstructed phylogeny-glimpses of polyphyly of the micro-copepod genus Oncaea (crustacean, copepod: cyclopoida, family:oncaeidae) using mtCOI sequences substantiated by morphology

Publisher
:
Radhika R, Santu K S, Bijoy Nanda and Harikrishnan M
Date
:
01-01-2024
Volume
:
13 (1)
Description
:
ISS NO
:
23783184
Publication Link
:
No link available

The enigmatic blue green iridescence of Sapphirina ovatolanceolata (Dana, 1849) (Crustacea, Copepoda, Sapphirinidae): a live observation from the Lakshadweep waters

Publisher
:
R Radhika, P. R. Jayachandran, K. S. Santu and S Bijoy Nandan
Date
:
01-01-2025
Volume
:
2
Description
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ISS NO
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Publication Link
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No link available

Proceedings

International conference on Hydrology and Meteorology

Publisher:- K.S. Santu and S. Bijoy Nandan
Description
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Proceedings

International conference on World Ocean Science Congress

Publisher:- K.S. Santu, S. Bijoy Nandan and K. Athira
Description
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Proceedings

International Conference on Biodiversity and Evaluation; Perspective and Paradigm shifts

Publisher:- K.S. Santu, S. Bijoy Nandan and K. Athira
Description
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Proceedings

Kerala Science Congress

Publisher:- K S Santu, S Bijoy Nandan, Retina I Cleetus, M Harikrishnan and Babu Philip
Description
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Proceedings

Albertian Knowledge Summit.

Publisher:- Migheya Rivyra and Santu K.S.
Description
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Proceedings

Albertian Knowledge Summit

Publisher:- Navaneeth Francis, Muralikrishna P.M and Santu K.S.
Description
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Proceedings

Albertian Knwoldege Summit

Publisher:- Monica O.T., Joyal Cleetus, Agnal K.M., Ashin Prince., Hruday Santhosh, Santu K.S., Bijoy V.M., C Sh
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Proceedings

BEEs OP16

Publisher:- K.S. Santu., R. Radhika and Bijoy Nandan S.
Description
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Proceedings

International Research Conclave on Resilience and Responsibility: Scientific, Literary and Economic

Publisher:- Arun Krishna M. S., Neeraja M.R., Santu K.S.
Description
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Proceedings

MARICON International Seminar

Publisher:- Adithya P.S., Muralikrishna P.M., Navaneeth Francis., Nandana K.N., Nandana Sanil., Santu K.S.
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