The Invertebrates: An Illustrated Glossary

by Michael Stachowitsch

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780471561927
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	04/16/1992
Pages:	690
Product dimensions:	6.97(w) x 10.04(h) x 1.26(d)

About the Author

Michael Stachowitsch is the author of The Invertebrates: An Illustrated Glossary, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

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.

Editorial Reviews

"...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)

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