Miscellaneous Invertebrates

Miscellaneous Invertebrates

In: Handbook of Zoology / Handbuch der Zoologie > Handbook of Zoology

Edited by: Andreas Schmidt-Rhaesa

De Gruyter | 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110489279

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This volume of the Handbook of Zoology summarizes "small" groups of animals across the animal kingdom. Dicyemida and Orthonectida are enigmatic parasites, formerly united as "Mesozoa" and their position among the multicellular animals is still not known with certainty. Placozoa are small, flat marine animals which provide important information on metazoan evolution. Comb jellies (Ctenophora) are esthetically fascinating animals which cause considerable discussion about their phylogenetic position. Seisonida are closely related to rotifers and acanthocephalans. Cycliophora were discovered and described as one of the last higher taxa and surprise by their complex life cycle. Kamptozoa (= Entoprocta) are small sessile animals in the sea and sometimes also in freshwater. Arrow worms (Chaetognatha) play an important role as predators in the plankton, but they also include benthic forms. Pterobranchia and acorn worms (Enteropneusta) belong to the deuterostomia and are related to echinoderms. In particular enteropneusts play an important role in understanding deuterostome evolution. These chapters provide up to date reviews of these exiting groups with reference to the important literature and therefore serves as an important source of information.

morphology, systematics, diversity and invasion of the Dicyemida, Orthonectida, Placozoa, Ctenophora, Seisonida, Cycliophora, Kamptozoa, Chaetognatha, Pterobranchia, Enteropneusta
Up-to-date reviewing with reference to all important literature

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Frontmatter Free access PDF PDF	I
Preface Free access PDF PDF	V
Contents Free access PDF PDF	VII
List of contributing authors Free access PDF PDF	XI
1. Dicyemida Hidetaka Furuya Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	1
2. Orthonectida George S. Slyusarev Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	11
3. Placozoa Oliver Voigt and Michael Eitel Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	41
4. Seisonidae Wilko H. Ahlrichs and O. Riemann Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	55
5. Cycliophora Peter Funch and Ricardo Neves Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	87
6. Entoprocta (Kamptozoa) Anastasia O. Borisanova Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	111
7. Chaetognatha Carsten H.G. Müller, Steffen Harzsch and Yvan Perez Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	163
8. Pterobranchia Kenneth M. Halanych, Michael G. Tassia and Johanna T. Cannon Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	283
9. Enteropneusta Michael G. Tassia, Johanna T. Cannon and Kenneth M. Halanych Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	299
Index Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	327

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Miscellaneous Invertebrates

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