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A Natural History of the Phyla of the Animal Kingdom / Eine Naturgeschichte der Stämme des Tierreiches. Gastrotricha, Cycloneuralia and Gnathifera. Vol. 1: Nematomorpha, Priapulida, Kinorhyncha, Loricifera
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-3-11-027253-6
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 391 Seiten

Reihe: Handbook of Zoology

This section of the Handbook of Zoology is intended as a comprehensive and exhaustive account of the biology of the taxa Gastrotricha, Nematoda, Nematomorpha, Priapulida, Kinorhyncha, Loricifera, Gnathostomulida, Micrognathozoa, Rotifera, Seisonida and Acanthocephala, covering all relevant topics such as morphology, ecology, phylogeny and diversity. The series is intended to be a detailed and up-to-date account of these taxa. As was the case with the first edition, the Handbook is intended to serve as a reliable resource for decades.

Many of the taxa of this volume are comparatively unknown to many biologists, despite their diversity and importance for example in meiofaunal communities (Gastrotricha, Rotifera, Gnathostomulida), their fascinating recent discoveries (Loricifera and Micrognathozoa), their importance as parasites (many nematodes, Nematomorpha, Acanthocephala) and their importance for evolutionary questions (e.g. Priapulida, Gastrotricha). The groups covered range from those poor in species (such as Micrognathozoa with 2 known species) to the species-rich and diverse Nematoda and their ca. 20.000 described species. While each taxon is covered by one chapter, nematodes are treated in several chapters dedicated to their structural, taxonomic and ecological diversity.

Zielgruppe

Natural History Museums, University Libraries, Zoological Institu

Autoren/Hrsg.

Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas

Weitere Mitwirkende

Bang-Berthelsen, Iben Heiner

Kristensen, Reinhardt

Maas, Andreas

Kristensen, Reinhardt Mobjerg

Neuhaus, Birger

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Taxonomie und Systematik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Contributors;9
2;1. Gastrotricha, Cycloneuralia and Gnathifera: General History and Phylogeny;11
2.1;1.1. The large worms;11
2.2;1.2. The discovery of microscopically small animals;11
2.3;1.3. Changing relationships;12
2.4;1.4. From typological classification to phylogenetic systematics;14
2.5;1.5. The contribution of molecular studies;16
2.6;1.6. Outlook;17
3;2. Gastrotricha, Cycloneuralia and Gnathifera: The Fossil Record;21
3.1;2.1. Gastrotricha;21
3.2;2.2. Gnathifera;21
3.3;2.3. Cycloneuralia;21
4;3. Nematomorpha;39
4.1;Introduction;39
4.2;3.1. Morphology;39
4.3;3.2. Reproduction and development;72
4.4;3.3. Physiology;105
4.5;3.4. Phylogeny;106
4.6;3.5. Systematics;106
4.7;3.6. Biogeography;132
4.8;3.7. Paleontology;132
4.9;3.8. Ecology;133
5;4. Priapulida;157
5.1;Introduction;157
5.2;4.1. Morphology;157
5.3;4.2. Reproduction and development;173
5.4;4.3. Physiology;174
5.5;4.4. Phylogeny;175
5.6;4.5. Systematics;176
5.7;4.6. Biogeography;184
5.8;4.7. Palaeontology;185
5.9;4.8. Ecology;186
6;5. Kinorhyncha (= Echinodera);191
6.1;Introduction;191
6.2;5.1. Morphology;193
6.3;5.2. Reproduction and development;270
6.4;5.3. Physiology;281
6.5;5.4. Phylogeny;281
6.6;5.5. Systematics;283
6.7;5.6. Biogeography;318
6.8;5.7. Paleontology;333
6.9;5.8. Ecology;333
7;6. Loricifera;359
7.1;Introduction;359
7.2;6.1. Morphology;359
7.3;6.2. Reproduction and development;372
7.4;6.3. Phylogeny;374
7.5;6.4. Diversity;375
7.6;6.5. Ecology;380

Über Autor(innen)

Andreas Schmidt-Rhaesa,University of Hamburg, Germany.