Invertebrates, Second Edition

Invertebrates, Second Edition Richard C. Brusca and Gary J. Brusca

ABOUT THE BOOK

Invertebrates, Second Edition presents a modern survey of the 34 animal phyla (plus the Protista) and serves as both a college course text and a reference on invertebrate biology. Thorough and up-to-date, it is organized around the themes of bauplans (body plans) and evolution (phylogenetics). Each phylum is organized in a standardized fashion, treating the systematics, bauplan (support and movement, feeding and digestion, circulation and gas exchange, excretion and osmoregulation, nervous system, reproduction and development), and phylogeny. Detailed classifications, phylogenetic trees, and references for all phyla are provided. Tables summarize each phylum’s defining attributes. The text is accompanied by an abundance of detailed line drawings and—new to this edition—color photographs.

Other key changes from the First Edition (1990) include:  the incorporation of new developments in phylogenetics, developmental biology, and molecular genetics  major changes at the highest levels among the invertebrates. Three phyla that appeared in the original book—Pentastomida, Pogonophora, and Vestimentifera—no longer exist, and a new phylum, Cycliophora, has been erected. Moreover, this edition discusses recent work in molecular systematics that has shaken classic views on animal classification.  a large new section on “Kingdom Protista” (replacing “Protozoa”) containing new contemporary views of these organisms (arranged in 18 phyla).

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Richard C. Brusca is Director of Conservation and Research at the Arizona–Sonora Desert Museum, and also holds adjunct research positions at the University of Arizona and CIAD (Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo), Mexico. He earned a B.S. at California State Polytechnic University, an M.Sc. at California State University (Los Angeles), and a Ph.D. at the University of Arizona. The author of over 100 research publications, including six books, Dr. Brusca is a widely recognized invertebrate zoologist, marine biologist, and Sea of Cortez and Sonoran Desert naturalist. He is a Fellow in both the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Linnean Society (London). Dr. Brusca has been the recipient of research grants from numerous organizations, including the National Science Foundation, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the National Geographic Society.

The late Gary J. Brusca was Professor Emeritus at Humboldt State University, retiring in 1998. Dr. Brusca earned his B.S. at California State Polytechnic University, his M.A. at the University of the Pacific, and his Ph.D. at the University of Southern California. For 35 years he focused his research on the ecology and systematics of hyperiid amphipods, also writing on a variety of other subjects in journals and textbooks. His main academic love, however, was teaching, for which he was recognized with numerous awards.

CONTENTS

1. Introduction 2. Classification, Systematics, Phylogeny 3. Animal Architecture and the Bauplan Concept 4. Animal Development, Life Histories, and Origins 5. The Protista 6. Phylum Porifera: The Sponges 7. Four Phyla of Uncertain Affinity 8. Phylum Cnidaria 9. Phylum Ctenophora: The Comb Jellies 10. Phylum Platyhelminthes 11. Phylum Nemertea: The Ribbon Worms 12. Blastocoelomates and Other Phyla 13. Phylum Annelida: The Segmented Worms 14. Sipuncula and Echiura 15. The Emergence of the Arthropods: Onychophorans, Tardigrades, and the Arthropod Bauplan 16. Phylum Arthropoda: The Crustacea 17. Phylum Arthropoda: The Hexapoda (Insects and Their Kin) 18. Phylum Arthropoda: The Myriapoda (Centipedes and Their Kin) 19. Phylum Arthropoda: The Chelicerates (Spiders and Their Kin) 20. Phylum Mollusca 21. The Lophophorate Phyla 22. Phylum Echinodermata 23. Other Deuterostomes: Chaetognatha, Hemichordata, Chordata 24. Perspectives on Invertebrate Phylogeny

December 2002 ISBN 0-87893-097-3, $109.95 casebound