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Invertebrate Zoology: A Tree of Life Approach

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By Bernd Schierwater, Rob DeSalle

Invertebrate Zoology: A Tree of Life Approach is a modern and authoritative textbook that presents invertebrate zoology within a clear phylogenetic framework. It preserves the foundations of classical morphology and anatomy while integrating recent advances in phylogenomics, next-generation sequencing, and evolutionary developmental biology (evo-devo).

The book explains how molecular data reshaped invertebrate classification and evolutionary relationships, offering a structured overview of major invertebrate lineages. It is widely used as an academic reference and textbook for undergraduate and graduate students in zoology, biology, and evolutionary sciences.

  • Integrates classical morphology with modern phylogenetic and evo-devo approaches
  • Reflects the latest understanding of invertebrate phylogeny and classification
  • Provides essential background in systematic and biodiversity studies
  • Includes supplementary teaching and learning materials such as figures and lecture resources
Table of Contents
The following table of contents outlines the full structure of the book, from early metazoan evolution to modern invertebrate systematics.
  • Prologue
  • Introduction to Invertebrate Zoology
  • How to Study Invertebrates
  • Invertebrate Phylogenomics
  • Modern Invertebrate Systematics: The Phylogenetics of Early Metazoa
  • Organizing Invertebrates
  • Introduction to the Invertebrate Tree of Life
  • Choanoflagellata and Others
  • Placozoa
  • Porifera
  • Ctenophora
  • Cnidaria
  • Scyphozoa
  • Anthozoa
  • Hydrozoa
  • Myxozoa
  • Bilateria
  • Platyhelminthes
  • Chaetognatha
  • Gastrotricha
  • Rotifera
  • Gnathostomulida, Micrognathozoa and Cycliophora
  • Lophotrochozoa
  • Mollusca
  • Annelida
  • Ectoprocta and Phoronida
  • Nemertea
  • Acanthocephala
  • Entoprocta
  • Ecdysozoa
  • Crustacea
  • Hexapoda
  • Chelicerata
  • Myriapoda
  • Onychophora
  • Nematoda
  • Tardigrada
  • Nematomorpha, Priapulida, Kinorhyncha
  • Deuterostomia
  • Echinodermata
  • Xenoturbellida
  • Chordata – Invertebrate Chordates
  • Epilogue

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