Pechenik, Jan A.

Biology of the invertebrates / Jan A. Pechenik. - 4th ed. - Boston : McGraw-Hill, 2000 - xiv, 578 p. ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

1 Environmental Considerations
2 Invertebrate Classification
3 The Protozoans
4 The Poriferans and Placozoans
5 Introduction to the Hydrostatic Skeleton
6 The Cnidarians
7 The Ctenophores
8 The Platyhelminthes
9 Possible Flatworm Relatives: The Mesozoans
10 The Nemertines
11 The Rotifers and Acanthocephalans
12 The Molluscs
13 The Annelids and Sipunculans
14 The Arthropods
15 Two Phyla of Likely Arthropod Relatives: Tardigrades and Onychophorans
16 The Nematodes
17 Four Phyla of Likely Nematode Relatives: Nematomorpha, Priapulida, Kinorhyncha, and Loricifera
18 Five Phyla of Uncertain Affiliation: Myxozoa, Gnathostomulida, Gastrotricha, Xenoturbella bocki, Chaetognatha, and Cyliophora
19 The Lophophorates (Phoronids, Brachiopods, Bryozoans) and Entoprocts
20 The Echinoderms
21 The Hemichordates
22 The Nonvertebrate Chordates
23 Invertebrate Reproduction and Developmentā€”An Overview
Glossary
Index



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Invertebrates.

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