The Littoral Fauna of the British Isles
A Handbook for Collectors

Originally published in 1967, this book provides the marine biology student a means of identifying the creatures to be found on the British and Irish coasts.

N. B. Eales (Author), Stanley Kemp (Foreword by)

9780521294706, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 30 June 2011

374 pages
21.6 x 14 x 2.1 cm, 0.48 kg

Originally published in 1967, as the fourth edition of a text first published in 1939, this reference book provided the serious student of marine biology with the means of identifying the extraordinary variety of living creatures to be found on the British and Irish coasts, without the need for searching through large specialised monographs or papers scattered in zoological journals. It was written to encourage observation of the habits and structure of the living animal in its natural surroundings, supplemented by closer study in the laboratory, with special attention to characters of systematic importance, and to give preliminary training in systematic work. The keys in this book enabled the collector to trace an animal at least to its genus; and in the process learn how to carry the investigation further if need be in the specialist monographs, of which lists are given at the head of each chapter.

Foreword
Preface
General literature
Introduction
1. Protozoa
2. Porifera
3. Coelenterata
4. Platyhelminthes
5. Nemertini
6. Annelida
7. Aberrant worms
8. Arthropoda
9. Mollusca
10. Bryozoa
11. Phoronidea
12. Echinodermata
13. Chordata
Appendix
Index to families and genera.

Subject Areas: Zoology & animal sciences [PSV]