Miscellaneous Invertebrates

Published by De Gruyter 2019

Miscellaneous Invertebrates

Edited by: Andreas Schmidt-Rhaesa

Part of the multi-volume work Handbook of Zoology

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110489279

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About this book

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

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Natural history museums, University libraries, Zoological institutes, Associations, Entomological societies, Collectors
Pages
- Front matter: 10
- Main content: 332
Illustrations
- Coloured Illustrations: 200
Keywords: Morphology; Systematics; Zoology

eBook

Published: December 3, 2018
ISBN: 9783110489279

Hardcover

Published: December 3, 2018
ISBN: 9783110488333