Invertebrates notes

Complete index summarizing off all the phyla studied with Brusca's Invertebrates. Includes Ctenophores, Nemertea, and smaller phylums like common ancestors.

This chapter summarizes two types of worm phyla, Flatworms (Platyhelminthes) & Ribbon worms (Nemertea). Their respective characteristics & nervous system. It introduces the first type of excretory structure, the protonephridia. More information about Nemertea's systems: circulatory, respiratory, reproduction, & feeding.

This chapter summarizes the animal diversity & evolution in the following areas: circulation, reproduction, excretory structures, feeding, coelom, respiration, nervous system & sensory structures, & reproduction. Furthermore, it introduces key concepts like ova types, cleavage, & coelom formation.

This chapter summarizes the Porifera & Ctenophora. It includes but isn't limited to their respective main characteristics, a description of their synapomorphy, & general anatomy.

This chapter is dedicated to Roundworms, Annelids. Their main characteristics, nervous system, & classification adorned with images. It introduces new concepts like metamerism, complete gut, compartmentalization, deposit feeding, & parapodia compared to the previous phylums.

This chapter summarizes Cnidarians. Emphasis was placed in their classification.

This chapter introduces the concepts of triploblasty and bilateral symmetry, noting its advantages over diploblasty and other types of body symmetry.

This chapter summarizes the three types of development with visual examples: Indirect development, Direct development, & Mixed development.

Index of Part 3: Triploblasty and Bilateral Symmetry - CH 9, Platyhelminthes, Nemertea [PHYLUM] - CH 10&12, Annelida [PHYLUM] - CH 14

Index of Part 2: Porifera & Ctenophora [PHYLUM] – CH6 & 8, Cnidaria [PHYLUM] – CH 7