• C. Josephine Priyatharshini
• Sr.M.R.Basil Rose
• P.T. Arokya Glory

Four different crustacean species collected from four different habitats, showed the presence of agglutinins when tested against various mammalian erythrocytes at varying by heamagglutination assay. Though the hemolymph of all the four species showed a preferential affinity for rabbit erythrocytes, maximum HA titer was observed in the hemolymph of the freshwater crab, Barytelphusa cunicularis. The hemagglutinating activity of Barytelphusa cunicularis was unaffected by sex and was greatly influenced by the size of the crabs. Bio-chemical factors such as water, calcium and protein content of the hemolymph of Barytelphusacunicularis had no effect on HA titer. Among the various tissues of Barytelphusa cunicularis analyzed for HA, high agglutinability was found in the hemolymph. The most potent inhibitor of haemagglutination proved to be bovine submaxillary mucin.

Barytelphusa cunicularis, agglutinin, hemolymph, hemagglutination.

"AGGLUTININ IN THE HEMOLYMPH OF BARYTELPHUSA CUNICULARIS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 8, page no.210-219, August-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1808513.pdf

"AGGLUTININ IN THE HEMOLYMPH OF BARYTELPHUSA CUNICULARIS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 8, page no. pp210-219, August-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1808513.pdf