Animal evolution : interrelationships of the living phyla / Claus Nielsen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nielsen, Claus, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Phylogeny.

Evolution (Biology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (421 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, [England] ; New York, [New York] : Oxford University Press, 2012.

Summary:

Animal Evolution is a complete analysis of the evolutionary interrelationships and myriad diversity of the animal kingdom. This new edition brings the subject fully up to date, especially in light of the latest advances in molecular techniques. It also includes new chapters as the result of new systematic understanding.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

1. Introduction

2. ANIMALIA (METAZOA)

3. Prelude: Phylum Choanoflagellata

4. Early animal radiation

5. Phylum Silicea

6. EURADICULATA

7. Phylum Calcarea

8. PROEPITHELIOZOA

9. Phylum Homoscleromorpha

10. EUMETAZOA (GASTRAEOZOA)

11. Phylum Placozoa

12. NEURALIA

13. Phylum Cnidaria

14. TRIPLOBLASTICA

15. Phylum Ctenophora

16. BILATERIA

17. ACOELOMORPHA

18. Phylum Acoela

19. Phylum Nemertodermatida

20. Phylum Xenoturbellida

21. EUBILATERIA

22. PROTOSTOMIA

23. SPIRALIA (LOPHOTROCHOZOA)

24. SCHIZOCOELIA

25. Phylum Annelida

26. Phylum Sipuncula

27. Phylum Mollusca

28. Phylum Nemertini

29. Phylum Platyhelminthes

30. Phylum Gastrotricha

31. GNATHIFERA

32. Phylum Gnathostomulida

33. Phylum Micrognathozoa

34. Phylum Rotifera

35. POLYZOA (BRYOZOA s.l.)

36. Phylum Entoprocta

37. Phylum Cycliophora

38. Phylum Bryozoa (Ectoprocta)

39. BRACHIOZOA

40. Phylum Phoronida

41. Phylum Brachiopoda

42. ECDYSOZOA

43. PANARTHROPODA

44. Phylum Arthropoda

45. Phylum Onychophora

46. Phylum Tardigrada

47. CYCLONEURALIA

48. NEMATOIDEA

49. Phylum Nematoda

50. Phylum Nematomorpha

51. SCALIDOPHORA

52. Phylum Priapula

53. Phylum Kinorhyncha

54. Phylum Loricifera

55. Phylum Chaetognatha

56. DEUTEROSTOMIA

57. AMBULACRARIA

58. Phylum Echinodermata

59. HEMICHORDATA

60. Phylum Enteropneusta

61. Phylum Pterobranchia

62. CHORDATA

63. Phylum Cephalochordata

64. Phylum Urochordata

65. Phylum Vertebrata (Craniata)

66. Problematica

Systematic index

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Subject index

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Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780191625305

0191625302

OCLC:

771927420