Biology of the invertebrates /
Jan A. Pechenik.
- Sixth edition
- New York : McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2010.
- xv, 606 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
Environmental Considerations -- Invertebrate Classification and Relationships -- The Protozoan Protists -- The Poriferans and Placozoans -- Introduction to the Hydrostatic Skeleton -- The Cnidarians -- The Ctenophores -- The Platyhelminthes -- The Gnathifera: Rotifers, Acanthocephalans, and two smaller groups -- The Rotifers and Acanthocephalans -- The Nemertines -- The Molluscs -- The Annelids -- The Arthropods -- Two Phyla of Likely Arthropod Relatives: Tardigrada and Onychophora -- The Nematodes -- Four Phyla of Likely Nematode Relatives: Nematomorpha, Priapulida, Kinorhyncha, and Loricifera -- Three Phyla of Uncertain Affiliation: Gastrotricha, Chaetognatha, and Cyliophora -- The Lophophorates (Phoronids, Brachiopods, Bryozoans) and Entoprocts -- The Echinoderms -- The Hemichordates -- The Xenoturbellids -- The Nonvertebrate Chordates -- Invertebrate Reproduction and Development--An Overview.
"This textbook is the most concise and readable invertebrates book in terms of detail and pedagogy (other texts do not offer boxed readings, a second color, end of chapter questions, or pronunciation guides). All phyla of invertebrates are covered (comprehensive) with an emphasis on unifying characteristics of each group."--Publisher's website.