Sreelakshmy S, PhD

Sreelakshmy S, PhD

Assistant Professor

Biography

Dr. Sreelakshmy S is an Assistant Professor of Zoology with research expertise in marine biology, taxonomy, fishery biology, reproductive biology, feeding ecology, population dynamics, and molecular systematics of deep-sea crustaceans. She completed her Ph.D. at the Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), with her research carried out at the ICAR–Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), Kochi. She secured First Rank in both B.Sc. and M.Sc. Zoology from PSG College of Arts and Science, Bharathiar University, and qualified the CSIR-UGC NET Junior Research Fellowship and GATE Life Sciences. Her research primarily focuses on deep-sea crustaceans, marine biodiversity,
molecular phylogenetics, and sustainable fisheries management. She has published several research articles in reputed national and international journals and actively participates in academic, research, and extension activities in the field of zoology and marine sciences.

Education

  • Ph.D. in Marine Sciences, Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), Kochi (2025).
  • M.Sc. Zoology (First Rank, 93.2%), PSG College of Arts and Science, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore (2018).
  • B.Sc. Zoology (First Rank, 95.2%), PSG College of Arts and Science, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore (2016).
  • CSIR-UGC NET JRF (All India Rank 22, 2018).
  • GATE Life Sciences (All India Rank 203, 2019).

Experience

  • Assistant Professor of Zoology, Department of Zoology, Government College Kasaragod, Kerala, India, March 2026 – Present
  • Former Senior Research Fellow (UGC-SRF), Shellfish Fisheries Division, ICAR–CMFRI, Kochi.
  • Resource person for training programmes and invited lectures on marine biology, fisheries science, and research opportunities in life sciences.

Publications

  • Sreelakshmy, S., Ameri, S., Chakraborty, R.D., Laxmilatha, P. & Ghosh, S. (2026). Genetic divergence and biogeographic patterns in the deep-sea shrimp Plesionika semilaevis across the Western Indian Ocean. Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences.
  • Sreelakshmy, S., Chakraborty, R.D., Chakraborty, K. & Dhara, S. (2024). Biochemical analysis and nutritional profile of Plesionika semilaevis, a deep-sea shrimp from the Arabian Sea. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 128, 106034.
  • Sreelakshmy, S. & Chakraborty, R.D. (2023). Reproductive traits, dynamics of oogenesis and embryonic developments in Plesionika semilaevis from the southeastern Arabian Sea. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, 199, 104133.
  • Sreelakshmy, S., Chakraborty, R.D. & Sreesanth, L. (2023). Feeding ecology of the pandalid shrimp Plesionika semilaevis (Spence Bate, 1888) in the southeastern Arabian Sea. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 61, 102866.
  • Chakraborty, R.D., Sreelakshmy, S., Aghana, M., Gayathri, A. P. & Sreesanth, L. (2023). Occurrence of Deep-sea shrimp, Hadropenaeus lucasii (Spence Bate, 1881) from the southwest coast of India. Zootaxa, 5254 (1), 127-132. ISSN 1175 5334. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5254.1.7