A Text Book of Invertebrates

N.C Nair    S. Leelavathy    N. Soundara Pandian    T. Murugan
N. Arumugam
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Contents

Introduction

Classification

•   Protozoa

•   Porifera

•   Coelenterata

•   Ctenophora

•   Platyhelminthes

•   Aschelminthes

•   Annelida

•   Arthropoda

•   Mollusca

•   Echinodermata

Minor Phyla

•   Mesozoa

•   Nemertinea or Rhynchocoela

•   Endoprocta

•   Acanthocephala

•   Rotifera

•   Gatrotricha

•   Kinorhyncha

•   Nematomorpha

•   Ectoprocta (Bryozoa)

•   Brachiopoda

•   Phoronida

•   Chaetognatha

•   Priapulida

•   Sipunculida

•   Echiuroidea

•   Pogonophora

Invertebrate Phylogeny

•   Introduction

•   Biogenetics law

•   Gastrea Theory

•   Origin of Metazoa

•   Origin of Bilateria

•   Origin and Phylogeny of Annelida

•   Origin of Arhropoda

•   Onychophora

•   Trilobita

•   Eurypterida

•   Xiphosura

•   Origin of Mollusca

•   Phylogeny of Mollusca

•   Neopilina

•   Nautiloids

•   Ammonoidea

•   Belemnites

•   Origin of Echinodermata

•   Phylogeny of Echinodermata

Museum Specimens

•   Protozoa

•   Porifera

•   Coelenterata

•   Platyhelminthes

•   Aschelminthes

•   Annelida

•   Arthropoda

•   Mollusca

•   Echinodermata

Detailed Study of Types

•   Euglena

•   Volvox

•   Trypanosoma

•   Amoeba proteus

•   Entamoeba histolytica

•   Elphidium (Polystomella)

•   Monocystis

•   Plasmodium

•   Paramecium

•   Suctoria

•   Olynthus

•   Ascon Sponge

•   Sycon Sponge

•   Hydra

•   Obelia

•   Aurelia

•   Sea Anemone

•   Pleurobrachia

•   Planaria (Dugesia)

•   Liver Fluke

•   Tape Worm

•   Ascaris lumbricoides

•   Nereis

•   Eartworm (Pheretima)

•   Leech

•   Prawn (Penaeus)

•   Cockroach

•   Scorpion

•   Centipede (Scolopendra)

•   Millipede (Spirostreptus)

•   Sacculina

•   Limulus

•   Peripatus

•   Pila

•   Lamellidens

•   Sepia

•   Star Fishn

•   Sea Cucumber

•   Sea Lily

General Topics

	•	Locomotion in Protozoa


	•	Nutrition in Protozoa


	•	Reproduction in Protozoa


	•	Canal System in Sponges


	•	Reproduction in Sponges


	•	Protozoan Parasites


	•	Histology of Sponges


	•	Skeleton in Sponges


	•	Nematocysts


	•	Polymorphism in Coelenterata


	•	Corals


	•	Coral Reefs


	•	Mesenteries in Anthozoa


	•	Parasitic Adaptations of Liver Fluke


	•	Parasitic Adaptations of Helminth Parasites


	•	Platyhelminth Parasites of Man and Domestic Animals


	•	Parasitic Adaptations of Ascaris or Nematodes


	•	Economic Importance of Aschelminthes


	•	Archiannelida


	•	Coelom


	•	Metamerism


	•	Adaptive Radiation in Annelida


	•	Asexual Reproduction in Polychaetes


	•	Feeding in Polychaetes


	•	Excretion in Annelida


	•	Origin and Phylogeny of Annelida


	•	Vermiculture


	•	Economic Importance of Annelida


	•	Tagmatization (Tagmatosis)


	•	Larval Forms of Crustacea


	•	Crustacean Parasites

	•	Respiration in Arthropoda


	•	Excretion in Arthropoda


	•	Mouth parts in Insects


	•	Insect Metamorphosis


	•	Commercial Products of Insects


	•	Beneficial Insects


	•	Lac Insect and Lac Culture


	•	Honey Bee and Apiculture


	•	Silk worm and Sericulture


	•	Economic Importance of Insects


	•	Pests and Pest Control


	•	Arthropod Vectors


	•	Control of Insects


	•	Social Life of Insects


	•	Respiration in Mollusca


	•	Foot in Mollusca


	•	Torsion in Mollusca


	•	Cephalopods are Advanced Molluscs


	•	Economic Importance of Mollusca


	•	Oyster Culture


	•	Pearl Industry


	•	Archimollusca


	•	Origin of Mollusca


	•	Phylogeny of Mollusca


	•	Neopilina


	•	Nautiloids


	•	Ammonoidea


	•	Belemnites


	•	T.S of an arm of Star Fish


	•	Pedicellariae


	•	Water Vascular System


	•	Larval forms of Echinodermata


	•	Origin of Echinodermata


	•	Phylogeny of Echinodermata