The Invertebrates
An Illustrated Glossary

Michael Stachowitsch (Author)

9780471561927, Wiley

Paperback / softback, published 2 April 1992

690 pages
25.5 x 17.7 x 3.2 cm, 1.191 kg

"...a must not only for teachers in biology, but also for researchers in related fields like paleontology and ecology..." (Marine Pollution Bulletin, Vol. 42, No. 9, 2001)

Allows users to rapidly and accurately identify or describe particular species. Presents full descriptions of the major anatomical features of different invertebrate groups as well as definitions of the terms used to describe significant variations of these features. It covers 77 living invertebrate taxa, most on a phylum or class level.

SYSTEMATIC SECTION.

Placozoa.

Mesozoa.

Porifera.

Cnidaria.

Ctenophora.

Platyhelminthes.

Gnathostomulida.

Nemertini.

Entoprocta (Kamptozoa).

Gastrotricha.

Nematoda.

Nematomorpha.

Kinorhyncha.

Loricifera.

Priapulida.

Rotatoria (Rotifera).

Acanthocephala.

Echiurida.

Sipunculida.

Mollusca.

Annelida.

Onychophora.

Tardigrada.

Arthropoda.

Pentastomida.

Lophophorata (Tentaculata).

Chaetognatha.

Echinodermata.

Pterobranchia.

Enteropneusta.

Pogonophora.

Tunicata (Urochordata).

Acrania (Cephalochordata).

ADJECTIVE SECTION.

Index.

Subject Areas: Veterinary medicine [MZ]