Invertebrate Zoology: A Study Guide - T. A. Dauda 2014

Preface

The Significance of Invertebrate Animals in Natural Processes and Human Life

Protozoans

Protozoa

Sarcomastigophora

Class Sarcodina

Protozoans

Sarcomastigophorans

Class Flagellata

Protozoa

Sporozoans

Apicomplexa

Class Coccidiomorphea

Class Coccidiomorpha - Order Coccidia

Ciliates, or Ciliophora

Metazoa

Sponges

Multicellular Animals

Class Calcarea

Class Hexactinellida

Metazoa

Class Demospongiae

Multicellular Animals

Coelenterates

Metazoa

Class Hydrozoa

Class Hydrozoa - Subclass Hydroida

Multicellular Animals

Class Scyphozoa

Cnidarians

Class Anthozoa

Metazoa

Flatworms

Multicellular Animals

Class Trematoda

Class Cestoda

Pathogenic Cestode Species

Pathogenic Cestodes - Order Pseudophyllidea

Pathogenic Cestodes - Order Cyclophyllidea

Metazoa

Roundworms, or Nemathelminthes

Multicellular Animals

Roundworms, or Pseudocoelomates

Class Nematodes, or True Roundworms

Metazoa

Annelids

Multicellular Animals

Class Polychaeta, or Polychaetes

Class Oligochaeta

Metazoa

Class Leeches

Multicellular Animals

Molluscs, or Soft-bodied Animals

Metazoa

Mollusks (Mollusca)

Class Bivalvia (Lamellibranchia)

Multicellular Animals

Mollusks, or Soft-bodied Animals

Class Gastropoda

Molluscs

Class Cephalopoda

Arthropods

Metazoa

Subphylum Branchiopoda - Class Crustacea

Subphylum Branchiopoda - Class Crustacea - Order Anostraca

Arthropoda

Subphylum Crustacea - Class Malacostraca - Order Copepoda

Multicellular Animals

Arthropods

Subphylum Branchiopoda - Class Crustacea - Order Isopoda

Subphylum Branchiopoda - Class Crustacea - Order Decapoda

Subphylum Chelicerata - Class Arachnida

Subphylum Chelicerata - Class Arachnida - Order Scorpions

Subphylum Chelicerata - Class Arachnida - Order Opiliones

Subphylum Chelicerata - Class Arachnida - Order Araneae

Metazoa

Subphylum Chelicerata - Class Arachnida - Order Acarina

Multicellular Animals

Subphylum Tracheata - Class Myriapoda

Subphylum Tracheata - Class Insecta

Subphylum Tracheata - Class Insecta - Orders with Incomplete Metamorphosis - Order Ephemeroptera

Subphylum Tracheata - Class Insecta - Orders with Incomplete Metamorphosis - Order Odonata

Subphylum Tracheata - Class Insecta - Orders with Incomplete Metamorphosis - Order Blattodea

Subphylum Tracheata - Class Insecta - Orders with Incomplete Metamorphosis - Order Orthoptera

Metazoa

Subphylum Tracheata - Class Insecta - Orders with Incomplete Metamorphosis - Order Anoplura

Multicellular Animals

Subphylum Tracheata - Class Insecta - Orders with Incomplete Metamorphosis - Order Hemiptera, or True Bugs

Subphylum Tracheata - Class Insecta - Orders with Complete Metamorphosis - Order Coleoptera, or Beetles

Subphylum Tracheata - Class Insecta - Orders with Complete Metamorphosis - Order Trichoptera

Subphylum Tracheata - Class Insecta - Orders with Complete Metamorphosis - Order Lepidoptera, or Butterflies and Moths

Subphylum Tracheata - Class Insecta - Orders with Complete Metamorphosis - Order Hymenoptera

Metazoa

Subphylum Tracheata - Class Insecta - Orders with Complete Metamorphosis - Order Siphonaptera

Multicellular Animals

Subphylum Tracheata - Class Insecta - Orders with Complete Metamorphosis - Order Diptera

Metazoa

Echinoderms

Multicellular Animals

Class Asteroidea

Metazoa

Echinodermata

Class Echinoidea

Multicellular Animals

Echinoderms

Class Holothuroidea

Phylogenetic Tree of the Animal Kingdom

Phylogenetic Tree of Animals

References