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Resources on the Internet

Stephen A. Smith

Abstract exponential expansion of the World Wide Web simply does not allow the publication of such a document. Instead, this The use of in research laboratories, classroom should be used as a guide for locating preliminary Downloaded from https://academic.oup.com/ilarjournal/article/52/2/165/659952 by guest on 27 September 2021 teaching, and public displays has greatly increased over the information, beginning with established organizations that past 20 years, accompanied by a corresponding increase in have an interest in expanding knowledge about invertebrates the amount of online information and literature about inver- and/or ensuring their appropriate care and use in the labora- tebrates. This brief overview of Internet resources is intended tory, classroom, or display environment. to aid both novice and experienced individuals in the search The list is organized by general and selected spe- for such information. cies, with a descriptive title, web address, and brief synopsis provided for each website. Specifi c information about tax- Key Words: ; ; ; Internet resource; onomy, , husbandry, culture, welfare, invertebrate; mollusc; platyhelminth and , , , , conservation, , educational resources, listservs, and databases must be derived from each group or link. nvertebrates consist of over 30 phyla of and ac- The following list includes only those links that are con- count for more than 95% of all species on this planet. sidered to be of substantive value, and not sites of primarily I They are extremely diverse organisms, ranging from sim- commercial interest. However, due to the ever-changing ple to complex , and have played a major world of the Internet, with new websites springing up every role in exhibits or displays at most aquaria, , and day and other sites no longer functional, the accuracy and centers worldwide for over a century. Invertebrates have also consistency of the links cannot be guaranteed.1 In light of the been used for a variety of research purposes, from basic bio- massive amount of information about invertebrates on the logical studies to investigations of mechanisms of signal- Internet, it is possible that some useful websites or links are ing to experimental models of cancer and disease. In inadvertently missing from this compilation. the classroom, invertebrates have been used for teaching zool- ogy, anatomy, physiology, , genetics, husbandry, and conservation to primary, secondary, and college students. General Information The popular use of invertebrates coupled with the emer- The Invertebrate Phyla – Earthlife.net gence of the Internet has spawned an array of online resources www.earthlife.net/inverts/an-phyla.html for invertebrate species. Conservation of invertebrate groups Brief overview of all invertebrate phyla with links to infor- such as marine and freshwater molluscs is a major mation on specifi c groups. theme of a number of websites, but only a few websites con- vey serious consideration of the welfare of invertebrates. As Invertebrate – Wikipedia concern increases for the care, welfare, and enrichment of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invertebrate invertebrates cultured and/or maintained in , this Foundational information on the classifi cation, phyla, and will undoubtedly change in the near future. history of invertebrates. The following compilation of Internet links is designed The Invertebrate to be a practical resource for all who use and care for inver- http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/I/ tebrates, from high school teachers to experienced Invertebrates.html researchers. It is not meant to be an exhaustive listing as the Introductory information on the origin and of Stephen A. Smith, DVM, PhD, is a professor of Aquatic, , and invertebrates with descriptions of major taxa. Pocket Pet Medicine in the Department of Biomedical and Invertebrates – Animal Pathobiology, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg. http://animalkingdom.net/category/invertebrates/ Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Stephen A. Smith, General website on invertebrates with links to other websites Department of and Pathobiology, Virginia-Maryland for specifi c groups. Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Duck Pond Drive, Blacksburg, VA 24060-0442 or email [email protected]. 1All the websites listed here were accessed on March 11, 2011.

Volume 52, Number 2 2011 165 The of Life Web Project Catalogue of invertebrate specimens and images from the http://tolweb.org/tree/phylogeny.html Hawaiian and Pacifi c areas including a comprehensive General information about the , characteris- checklist of all native to the area. tics, and phylogeny of different groups of invertebrate Invertebrates – Australian organisms. http://australianmuseum.net.au/Invertebrate-Collections Invertebrate Online – Lander University Catalogue of the museum’s invertebrate collections, which http://webs.lander.edu/rsfox/invertebrates/ primarily focus on , , , , Anatomical descriptions, , and references for and molluscs. over 100 invertebrate species used in zoology teaching GBR Explorer – ReefEd and research. www.reefed.edu.au/home/explorer Invertebrates – Biology4kids.com Interactive online guide to the invertebrates of the Great Barrier Downloaded from https://academic.oup.com/ilarjournal/article/52/2/165/659952 by guest on 27 September 2021 www.biology4kids.com/fi les/invert_main.html Reef. Educational resource on invertebrate classifi cation for pri- Invertebrates as Indicators – US Environmental Protection mary and secondary teachers and students. Agency Invertebrate Lesson Plans – Discovery Education www.epa.gov/bioiweb1/html/invertebrate.html www.discoveryeducation.com/teachers/free-lesson-plans/ Information about invertebrates as biological indicators of invertebrates.cfm watershed health. Lesson plans, materials, suggested readings, and links for Information Resources on the Care and Use of Invertebrates – teaching students in grades 6-8 about invertebrates. US Department of Agriculture Online – University of Buffalo www.nal.usda.gov/awic/pubs/invertebrates.htm http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/asl/guides/bio/dissections. Online compilation of references related to the care and use html of invertebrates in the laboratory, classroom, or display Links to guides for a variety of invertebrates (- environment (AWIC Resource Series No. 8, 2000). , crayfi sh, , , roundworm, starfi sh, Invertebrate Link – Joint Committee for the Conservation of , , and ). British Invertebrates Invertebrate Printouts – Enchanted Learning.com www.royensoc.co.uk/InvLink/Index.html www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/invertebrates/index. Forum to advance the conservation of invertebrates in shtml the United Kingdom through the exchange of informa- Information and printouts on invertebrates for primary and tion among organizations and statutory bodies for the secondary education. development of strategies, policies, and best practice guide lines. Invertebrates – Electronic /NetVet http://netvet.wustl.edu/invert.htm BugLife – The Invertebrate Conservation Trust Links relating to Drosophila, , , worms, and www.buglife.org.uk/ crustaceans. Information about the conservation of European inverte brates. Riverwatch – Aquatic Invertebrates www.riverwatch.ab.ca/how_to_monitor/macroinvertebrates. cfm Basic Information on the Major Information on collecting, identifi cation, , Invertebrate Phyla preference, and pollution tolerance of aquatic inverte- brates. Porifera (Sponges) Marine Species Identifi cation Portal – ETI in Introduction to Porifera – University of California Museum the KeyToNature program of http://species-identifi cation.org/index.php www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/porifera/porifera.html Information, images, and links for numerous species of Introduction to the simplest phyla of invertebrates, with marine invertebrates. examples of sponge types. Invertebrates – Smithsonian Institute National Zoological World Porifera Database Park www.marinespecies.org/porifera/ http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/Invertebrates/default.cfm Database of sponges worldwide and part of the global initia- Interactive resource for general information on inverte- tive of the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) brates. to register all marine organisms. – Bishop Museum Sponges of Britain and Ireland www.bishopmuseum.org/research/natsci/invert/ www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/sponge_guide/

166 ILAR Journal Searchable database of publications on all aspects of sponge Octocoral Research Center – California Academy of Sciences classifi cation and biology (based on the 1992 book http://research.calacademy.org/redirect?url=http:// Sponges of the British Isles: A Colour Guide and Work- researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/izg/orc_home. ing Document, by Ackers, Moss, and Picton; revised in html 2007 by Picton, Morrow, and van Soest). Information about soft corals, gorgonians, and pens, with references, links, and images. Palaeos Metazoa: Porifera www.palaeos.com/Invertebrates/Porifera/Porifera.htm ReefBase – The WorldFish Center Introduction to the taxonomic anatomy of sponges. www.reefbase.org/ Offi cial database of the Global Reef Monitoring Sponge Barcoding Project www.spongebarcoding.org/ Network (GCRMN) and the International Coral Reef Database that compares DNA signature sequences to Action Network (ICRAN), with consolidated knowl- Downloaded from https://academic.oup.com/ilarjournal/article/52/2/165/659952 by guest on 27 September 2021 conventional morphological taxonomic characters of edge about coral reefs to facilitate analyses and moni- sponges. toring of coral reef health, understanding of the relationship between human activities and coral reefs, enhancement of the quality of life of reef-dependent (Corals, Anemones, Box Jellies, people, and informed decisions about coral reef use and Hydroids, and Jellyfi sh) management. Coral Reef Information System – US National Oceanic and Introduction to Cnidaria – University of California Museum Atmospheric Administration of Paleontology http://coris.noaa.gov/ www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/cnidaria/cnidaria.html Information from NOAA about coral reef research, monitor- Introduction to Cnidarians including basic characteristics ing, and management activities, with emphasis on the and examples of this phylum. US states, territories, and remote island areas. The Hydrozoan Society Coral Reef Conservation Program – US National Oceanic www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/agc/HS/ and Atmospheric Administration List of working on hydrozoans and links to other http://coralreef.noaa.gov/ websites on hydrozoans. Expertise and information from a wide array of NOAA pro- The Hydrozoan Directory – Natural History Museum, grams and offi ces to reduce harm to and restore the health Geneva of coral reefs, including deep-sea corals, by addressing www.ville-ge.ch/mhng//hydrozoa-directory.htm national threats and local management priorities through Introduction to hydrozoans. conservation activities. Synopsis of the Medusae of the World – National Marine EnviroLink – International Coral Reef Information Biological Laboratory, Plymouth, UK Network www.mba.ac.uk/nmbl/publications/jmba_40/jmba_40.htm www.envirolink.org/resource.html?itemid=2002111115030 Links to a PDF collection describing the medusae of the 70.477551&catid=3 world. General information about coral reefs, with coral reef out- reach and resources such as fact sheets, a search- The Scyphozoan – University of California, Merced able directory of over 600 coral reef organizations, http://thescyphozoan.ucmerced.edu/tSAug07.html images, and a list of teacher’s resources. Resource describing biodiversity in the Scyphozoa (true jel- lyfi sh) including their behavior, , , CORAL – Coral Reef Alliance and evolution. www.coral.org/ Educational resources to help local communities become en- Biogeoinformatics of Hexacorals – Kansas Geological vironmental stewards for coral reefs. Survey www.kgs.ku.edu/Hexacoral/ National Coral Reef Institute (NCRI) – Nova Southeastern Resource for methods and links related to the , bio- University Oceanographic Center geography, habitat characteristics, and environmental www.nova.edu/ocean/ncri/ correlates of Hexacorallia (corals and sea anemones) and Information on the assessment, monitoring, and restoration allied taxa. of coral reefs through research and education. Hexacorallians of the World – Kansas Geological Survey Remote Sensing of Coral Reefs – US National Aeronautics http://hercules.kgs.ku.edu/hexacoral/anemone2/index.cfm and Space Administration Bibliographic references and a synonymy list for each , http://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/SeaWiFS/reefs/ published distribution of each species, and images of Remotely sensed observations for mapping of coral reefs many species. around the globe.

Volume 52, Number 2 2011 167 Jellyfi sh – Wikipedia Tapeworms.org http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jellyfi sh www.tapeworms.org General information on the anatomy, life cycle, and classifi - Links to workshops and databases for cestodes. cation of freshwater and marine jellyfi sh. Jellywatch www.jellywatch.org/ (Ragworms, , Reports of sightings of jellyfi sh and other . and ) Freshwater Jellyfi sh Introduction to the Annelida – University of California Museum http://freshwaterjellyfi sh.org/ of Paleontology General information on the species, distribution, natural www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/annelida/annelida.html history, and life cycle of freshwater jellyfi sh. Links to the history, evolution, systematics, and Downloaded from https://academic.oup.com/ilarjournal/article/52/2/165/659952 by guest on 27 September 2021 of this phylum. Ectoprocta (Bryozoans and Marine Mats) Annelid Research Resources The Homepage www.annelida.net/res-res.html http://bryozoa.net/ Links to websites on annelid taxonomy, research, and Introduction to bryozoans with an index to the described resources. taxa and an extensive list of links to other sites devoted Center for Annelida Resources – Illinois Natural History to bryozoans. Survey Bryozoa Introduction – Smithsonian Institute Marine www.inhs.uiuc.edu/~mjwetzel/mjw.inhsCAR.html Station at Fort Pierce Links to websites on annelid taxonomy, collections, and www.sms.si.edu/irlspec/IntroBryozoa.htm other resources. Information on species diversity, habitat, , and Earthworms – The Backyard Nature Website development. www.backyardnature.net/earthwrm.htm BryoZone Home – The Field Museum of Chicago General information on the importance, anatomy, reproduc- www.bryozone.com/index.php tion, and behavior of earthworms. Interactive global reference for the collection, preservation, and dissemination of scientifi c knowledge on marine, es- tuarine, and freshwater bryozoans. Echinodermata (Starfi sh, Brittle Stars, Sea Freshwater Bryozoans – Wright State University Urchins, and Sea Cucumbers) www.wright.edu/~tim.wood/index.html Information about freshwater bryozoans with links to other Introduction to the – University of California bryozoan websites and collections. Museum of Paleontology www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/echinodermata/echinodermata. html Platyhelminthes ( Including General information, characteristics, and examples of Turbellarians, Trematodes, and Cestodes) echinoderms. Introduction to the Playthelminthes – University of California The CAS Web Page – California Academy of Museum of Paleontology Sciences www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/platyhelminthes/platyhelminthes. http://research.calacademy.org/redirect?url=http://re- html searcharchive.calacademy.org/research/izg/echinoderm/ Brief overview of the diverse group of fl atworms. index.html Marine Flatworms of the World Comprehensive list of links to research, collections, and re- www.rzuser.uni-heidelberg.de/~bu6/index.html sources on echinoderms. General information, characteristics, and examples of poly- The Echinoid Directory – Natural History Museum of clad fl atworms; excellent source of quality images of London the marine fl atworms of the world. www.nhm.ac.uk/palaeontology/echinoids/index.html Planarian Resources on the Web Information on the morphology, taxonomy, and classifi ca- www2u.biglobe.ne.jp/~gen-yu/plaweb_e.html tion of echinoids. General resource for information on planarians. Virtual Echinoderm Newsletter – Smithsonian National Global Cestode Database Museum of Natural History http://129.237.138.100/PEETII/uconnPEETII.html http://invertebrates.si.edu/echinoderm/ Multinational collaboration for taxonomic characterization Lists of researchers, publications, theses, and links to echi- of the . noderm information.

168 ILAR Journal Embryology (SUE) – Stanford University Conus Biodiversity – University of Washington www.stanford.edu/group/Urchin/contents.html http://biology.burke.washington.edu/conus/ Comprehensive site for information on the anatomy, repro- Information and systematics of the marine gastropod duction, development, culture, and research ideas using Conus. sea urchins in the classroom, with lesson plans, images, Molluscs – Museum of , Cismar, Germany and supporting material. www.hausdernatur.de/hncadr.htm Extensive list of general malacological web pages, societies, Molluscs (, , Squid, , journals, , and informal groups. Scallops, Oysters, and ) Molluscan Homepage – State University www.squishybrain.org/drupal/ The – University of California Museum of Links to resources related to gastropod neuroscience. Paleontology Downloaded from https://academic.oup.com/ilarjournal/article/52/2/165/659952 by guest on 27 September 2021 Bibliographia Nudibranchia – Nudibranch Systematic Index www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/taxa/inverts/mollusca/mollusca.php – University of California General background information on the phylum. http://repositories.cdlib.org/ims/Nudibranch_Systematic_ of European Marine Mollusca (CLEMAM) Index_second_edition/ www.somali.asso.fr/clemam/index.clemam.html List of all names in the nudibranch bibliography. Taxonomically oriented database of the marine Mollusca of Phylogeny of Nudibranchia – California Academy of Sciences and adjacent areas. http://research.calacademy.org/redirect?url=http:// Living World of Molluscs researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/izg/nudibranchs/ www.weichtiere.at/english/mollusca/index.html Descriptions of species, with natural groupings of sea General information on the major groups of molluscs, with based on studies of anatomy and supplemented with mo- additional information, links, and images of select lecular studies. species. Sea Forum – -world www.seaslugforum.net/aplycali.htm www.snail-world.com/ Information about the behavior, anatomy, and care of nudi- General information on the evolution, species, anatomy, branchs, bubble shells, and sea hares; with links to web- feeding, and reproduction of snails. sites that provide taxonomic lists, information, and images of sea slugs based on geographic location. Apple Snail (Ampullariidae) http://applesnail.net/ Opisthobranchia of the World Information (with links and images) about the anatomy, biol- www.medslugs.de/Opi/Opisthobranchia.htm ogy, care, ecology, and distribution of tropical and sub- Links to opisthobranch images on the Web arranged alpha- tropical freshwater “apple” snails. betically and taxonomically. Sea Slugs of Hawaii Freshwater Mollusk Websites – University of Minnesota http://seaslugsofhawaii.com/index.html http://fwcb.cfans.umn.edu/personnel/staff/hove/Mussel. Introductory material (with images, maps, and references for web.sites.html species identifi ed from Hawaiian Islands) and links to Comprehensive list of links to information and research on numerous websites that provide images and information freshwater mussels. on sea slugs based on geographic location. The MUSSEL Project Website (MUSSELp) – University of Alabama http://mussel-project.ua.edu/ Arthropods (Insects, , and Revised classifi cation of the Unionoida (freshwater mus- Crustaceans) sels), with a database of recent unionoid species and Introduction to the Arthropoda – University of California genera described to date. Museum of Paleontology Freshwater Mussel (Unionoida) Genera of the World – Illi- www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthropoda/arthropoda.html nois Natural History Survey General overview on the largest phylum of animals, the www.inhs.uiuc.edu/~ksc/MusselGenera.html Arthropoda. Image-based website illustrating all genera of freshwater on the Worldwide Web – Colorado State mussels (Unionoida). University Mollusk Bioliography Database – Illinois Natural History www.colostate.edu/Depts/Entomology/ Survey Comprehensive list of web links to various resources in http://ellipse.inhs.uiuc.edu:591/mollusk/default.html entomology including bibliographies, collections, data- Searchable database of freshwater mollusc literature. bases, publications, and research activities.

Volume 52, Number 2 2011 169 Insects and Entomology – Iowa State University Polydesmida www.ent.iastate.edu/List/ www.polydesmida.info/ Index of web links to various resources in entomology in- General information about the Polydesmida, cluding bibliographies, collections, databases, publica- with links to information on the of Australia and tions, and research institutions and societies. multipedes of Tasmania. Center for Education Outreach – University World List of Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod of Arizona Crustaceans – Smithsonian National Museum of Natural http://insected.arizona.edu/uli.htm History Information for “Using Live Insects in Elementary - http://invertebrates.si.edu/isopod/ rooms for Early Lessons in Life,” with lesson plans and Comprehensive list of research, collections, and biblio- fact sheets on species identifi cation, natural history, col- graphic information on isopods. lecting, and impacts of insects on the . Forum Flusskrebse Downloaded from https://academic.oup.com/ilarjournal/article/52/2/165/659952 by guest on 27 September 2021 BugGuide.Net www.forum-fl usskrebse.org/ http://bugguide.net/node/view/15740 German-based forum for general information on various Online of naturalists who share information, ob- crayfi sh species. servations, and images of insects, spiders, and other re- Garnelen lated creatures. www.garnele-online.de/ German reader-based online magazine covering the taxon- The Chironomid Home Page – Museum of Zoology Univer- omy, culture, care, and breeding of invertebrates, espe- sity of Michigan cially freshwater shrimp. http://insects.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/~ethanbr/chiro/index. html Global Crayfi sh Resources – Carnegie Museum of Natural Extensive list of material related to identifi cation, checklists, History culture, researchers, and references to the Chironomidae, http://iz.carnegiemnh.org/crayfi sh/ or nonbiting midges. Worldwide checklists, databases, identifi cation keys, and links for freshwater crayfi sh. Fleas of the World – Brigham Young University http://fl easoftheworld.byu.edu/index2.htm The Crayfi sh by T.H. Huxley General information on the morphology, systematics, phy- www2.biology.ualberta.ca/palmer/thh/crayfi sh.htm logeny, and evolution of fl eas. HTML resource of the International Scientifi c Series (Ap- pleton and Co., New York) publication on the common Fleas (Siphonaptera) – Zoological Institute, St. Petersburg, or European crayfi sh. Russia www.zin.ru/Animalia/Siphonaptera/index.htm ZooGene: A DNA Sequence Database for Calanoid General information on the morphology, systematics, ecol- and Euphausiids ogy, and of fl eas. www.ZooGene.org/ International database of DNA sequences for calanoid The Insect and Collections of the World – Bishop copepods and euphausiids. Museum http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/codens/codens-r-us.html Information Resources on the Care and Use of Insects – US Comprehensive list and links to major insect and spider col- Department of Agriculture lections of the world. www.nal.usda.gov/awic/pubs/Labinsects/labinsects.htm Compilation of references for the culture, rearing, and utili- The (millipedes and ) of North America – zation of insects in the laboratory and for public display North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences (AWIC Resource Series No. 25, 2005). http://nadiplochilo.com/index.html General information, images, and references for millipedes Terrestrial Invertebrate Taxon Advisory Group – American Zoo and Association and centipedes. www.titag.org/ The Myriapoda (millipedes and centipedes) – East Carolina Information about the conservation of invertebrates and the University management needs of facilities that exhibit invertebrates www.myriapoda.org/index.html for educational purposes, with husbandry information Introductory information on millipedes and centipedes. from various institutions for several species of inverte- brates (e.g., , , ). Centre International de Myriapodologie (CIM) – Musée National d’Histoire Naturelle de Paris Caresheets – Amateur Entomologists’ Society www.mnhn.fr/assoc/myriapoda/INDEX.HTM www.amentsoc.org/insects/caresheets/ Comprehensive information on the Myriapoda and Ony- General husbandry guidelines for a variety of insects, arach- chophora worldwide. nids, and other invertebrates.

170 ILAR Journal Invertebrate Husbandry Guidelines – Australian Society of WormBase Homepage Zoo Keeping www.wormbase.org/ www.aszk.org.au/husbandry.invertebrate.ews Information about the genetics, , and biology of List of guidelines for invertebrates in general and specifi c C. elegans, with genetic, physical, and sequence maps. guidelines for mantids, , stick insects, and Caenorhabditis Genetics Center – University of Minnesota several beetles and butterfl ies. www.cbs.umn.edu/CGC/ Invert Care Information about specifi c strains of C. elegans. www.invertcare.com/ server – Southwestern Medical Cen- General husbandry guidelines for a variety of , ter University of Texas tarantulas, centipedes, millipedes, and other inverte- http://elegans.swmed.edu/ brates. General information and links to research with C. elegans, Downloaded from https://academic.oup.com/ilarjournal/article/52/2/165/659952 by guest on 27 September 2021 with comprehensive list of researchers, servers, and institutional and commercial laboratories working with Invertebrate Paleontology C. elegans. Invertebrate Paleontology – Cleveland Museum of Natural C. elegans Project – Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute History www.sanger.ac.uk/Projects/C_elegans/ www.cmnh.org/site/researchandcollections/Invertebrate List of sequencing projects for C. elegans and C. Paleontology.aspx briggsae. Information about the collection, preservation, and interpre- C. elegans Index – Dana Farber Cancer Institute tation of invertebrate including sponges, bryozo- http://compbio.dfci.harvard.edu/tgi/cgi-bin/tgi/gimain. ans, corals, molluscs, arthropods, and . pl?gudb=elegans Invertebrate Paleontology – Harvard University (www.mcz. Inventory of and their variants of C. elegans, with in- harvard.edu/Departments/InvertPaleo/) formation about the functional roles of these genes and Invertebrate Paleontology – Florida Museum of Natural His- their products. tory (www.fl mnh.ufl .edu/invertpaleo/search.asp) WormClassroom – University of Wisconsin-Madison Invertebrate Paleontology – Natural History Museum of Los www.wormclassroom.org/ Angeles County (http://ip.nhm.org/) Education portal for uses of C. elegans in teaching and re- Invertebrate Paleontology – Yale University (www.yale.edu/ search; with sample curriculum, instructional materials, ypmip/index.html) and multimedia resources for teachers, and sections for Images of invertebrate fossils from various research students. collections.

The California Sea Hare ( californica) Information about Invertebrates Commonly Used in Research, Teaching, California – Wikipedia and Display http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_sea_slug Foundational information on the biology and laboratory uses The (Caenorhabditis elegans) of A. californica. Caenorhabditis elegans – Wikipedia The National Resource for Aplysia – University of Miami http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caenorhabditis_elegans http://aplysia.miami.edu/ General information on the biology, ecology, and laboratory Commercial resource and informational site for A. californica, uses of C. elegans. with information about efforts to promote science educa- tion and community awareness of the relevance of research WormBook on this species. www.wormbook.org/ Comprehensive collection of peer-reviewed chapters cover- Learning in Aplysia ing topics related to the biology, physiology, genetics, http://brembs.net/learning/aplysia/ and development of C. elegans; plus WormMethods, a Information about the neurobiology of learning and memory collection of protocols for maintaining C. elegans. in Aplysia. WormAtlas Homepage – Albert Einstein College of Medi- cine of Yeshiva University The Fly () www.wormatlas.org/ Database of behavioral and structural anatomy, with detailed Drosophila melanogaster – Wikipedia illustrated atlas of C. elegans anatomy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drosophila_melanogaster

Volume 52, Number 2 2011 171 General information on the morphology, development, ge- General teaching reference for D. melanogaster with a guide netics, life cycle, and laboratory uses of the fruit fl y, to its care, maintenance, and genetic manipulation. D. melanogaster. Fruit Fly – Western Kentucky University Drosophila – WWW Virtual Library bioweb.wku.edu/courses/Biol114/virgin_fl ies.asp www.ceolas.org/VL/fl y/ General secondary teaching reference for the development List of resources, centers, laboratories, suppliers, and proto- of D. melanogaster. cols for research on D. melanogaster. J-fl y FlyBrain – University of Arizona http://jfl y.iam.u-tokyo.ac.jp/ http://fl ybrain.neurobio.arizona.edu/ Japanese-based data depository for Drosophila researchers, Online atlas and database of the central and peripheral ner- with images, movies, manuals, and protocols. vous system of D. melanogaster, with information on Downloaded from https://academic.oup.com/ilarjournal/article/52/2/165/659952 by guest on 27 September 2021 different anatomical , developmental stages, and imaging techniques. Hermit

FlyBase – Consortium of four universities Hermit – Wikipedia http://fl ybase.org/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermit_crab Database with descriptions of the genes and genome of the General information on species, anatomy, and biology of fruit fl y D. melanogaster. hermit crabs. FlyView – Universität Münster Hermit Crabs.org (www.hermitcrabs.org) http://fl yview.uni-muenster.de/ Hermit-Crabs.com (www.hermit-crabs.com) Image database of Drosophila development and genetics; Habitat (www.hermitcrabhabitat.com) compatible with FlyBase for describing the genes and Information about the care of terrestrial hermit crabs. genome of the fruit fl y. FlyMove – Universität Münster http://fl ymove.uni-muenster.de/ The ( polyphemus) Online resource for university students and teachers to study the development of D. melanogaster, through a variety Horseshoe Crabs – Wikipedia of images, movies, and interactive media. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseshoe_crab General information on the classifi cation, anatomy, fi sheries, The Interactive Fly – Society for and blood use of the four living species of horseshoe crabs. www.sdbonline.org/fl y/aimain/1aahome.htm Comprehensive online guide to D. melanogaster develop- The Horseshoe Crab – The Ecological Research and Devel- ment, with numerous links to other Drosophila sites as opment Group (http://horseshoecrab.org/) well as “The Atlas of Drosophila Development” origi- Horseshoe Crab – US National Oceanic and Atmospheric nally published by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press Administration (www.ceoe.udel.edu/horseshoecrab/) (1993). Horseshoe Crabs: “A Living ” – Maryland Department of Natural Resources (www.dnr.state.md.us/education/ Drosophila Information Service – University of Oklahoma horseshoecrab/) www.ou.edu/journals/dis Limulus polyphemus – Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Online archived journal devoted to descriptions of new mu- Pierce (www.sms.si.edu/irlspec/limulu_polyph.htm) tants, techniques, research, and teaching exercises with General information on the natural history, biology, anat- D. melanogaster. omy, conservation, ecology, habitat, medical uses, research, Bloomington Drosophila Stock Center – Indiana University fi sheries management, and conservation of the Atlantic or fl ystocks.bio.indiana.edu/bloomhome.htm American horseshoe crab, L. polyphemus. Commercial source for obtaining specifi c strains of D. mela- Horseshoe Crab (video) – Journal of Visualized nogaster for research. Experiments Flies in Space – US National Aeronautics and Space www.jove.com/index/details.stp?id=958 Administration Link to video journal (for biological research) entitled “Blood http://quest.nasa.gov/projects/fl ies/index.html# Collection from the American Horseshoe Crab, Limu- Website designed for 5th–8th grade students with informa- lus polyphemus,” demonstrating bleeding of a horseshoe tion about NASA’s life sciences research project focus- crab (Armstrong and Conrad, 2008, J Vis Exp 20). ing on D. melanogaster. Horseshoe Crab Drosophila – University of Arizona www.fao.org/docrep/fi eld/003/AB736E/AB736E02.htm http://biology.arizona.edu/sciconn/lessons2/Geiger/prelude. General information on the biology, habitat, and culture of htm the Asian horseshoe crab, .

172 ILAR Journal Cephalopods (Octopuses, Squid, Cuttlefi sh, The EuroSquid World Wide Web Page – University of and Nautiluses) Aberdeen www.abdn.ac.uk/eurosquid/ Cephalopod – Wikipedia General information, research projects, analysis of European http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cephalopod cephalopod stocks, references, abstracts, and squid- General information on the classifi cation, distribution, anatomy, related links. life cycle, reproduction, and development of cephalopods. National Resource Center for Cephalopods – University of Cephalopod – Tree of Life Web Project Texas Medical Branch http://tolweb.org/Cephalopoda www.gulfbase.org/organization/view.php?oid=nrcc General information on the classifi cation, characteristics, Link to a program that historically provided squid, cuttlefi sh and references of cephalopods. and other cephalopods, as well as cells and tissues to re-

searchers in the biomedical research community. Downloaded from https://academic.oup.com/ilarjournal/article/52/2/165/659952 by guest on 27 September 2021 The Cephalopod Page – Waikiki Aquarium and University of Hawaii The News Magazine Online (TONMO) www.thecephalopodpage.org/ www.tonmo.com/ General information, images, links, high school lesson plans, Online forum for issues pertaining to the care, breeding, and references, and resources for octopuses, squid, cuttlefi sh, housing of octopuses, , and cuttlefi sh. and nautiluses. Squid-world – BioExpedition Publishing CephBase – University of Texas Medical Branch and www.squid-world.com/ Dalhousie University General information on the evolution, species, anatomy, www.cephbase.utmb.edu/ or www.cephbase.dal.ca/ feeding, and reproduction of squids. Database-driven interactive website with taxonomic data, life Amazing Cuttlefi sh history, distribution, predator and prey data, images, videos, www.users.on.net/~jamesmosby/cuttlefi sh/index.html references, and fi sheries information for all species of ceph- Information about the unique features, anatomy, and life alopods (octopus, squid, cuttlefi sh, and nautilus). cycle of the cuttlefi sh. Cephalopods – Smithsonian Institute National Museum of Natural History http://invertebrates.si.edu/cephs/ Invertebrate Associations and Societies Multimedia resource of videos that supplement traditional sci- entifi c publications on squids, octopods, and their relatives. American Association of Professional Apiculturists – www. masterbeekeeper.org/aapa/ Cephalopods – Smithsonian Institution Research Informa- American Malacological Society – www.malacological.org/ tion System (SIRIS) index.php http://siris-bibliographies.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile= American Society of Parasitologists – http://asp.usnl.edu/ biball (keyword = cephalopod) American Society – http://atshq.org/ Comprehensive research database of over 4,500 publications Australian Coral Reef Society – www.australiancoralreefsociety. on cephalopods and cephalopod-related subjects. org/ Cephalopods of the World – Food and Agriculture Organiza- Coleopterists Society – www.coleopsoc.org/default.asp tion of the United Nations Conchologists of America – www.conchologistsofamerica. www.fao.org/docrep/009/a0150e/a0150e00.HTM org/home/ Link to online publication, “An Annotated and Illustrated Society (Virginia Institute of Marine Science) – Catalogue of Cephalopod Species Known to Date,” eds. http://web.vims.edu/tcs/?svr=www Jereb and Roper (FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Society of Britain – www.earthwormsoc.org.uk/ Purposes 4, vol 1, 2005). Entomological Society of America – www.entsoc.org/ home Cephalopods of the World – Food and Agriculture Organiza- Entomological Society of Canada – www.esc-sec.org/ tion of the United Nations Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society – http://mollusk www.fao.org/docrep/009/ac479e/ac479e00.htm conservation.org/ Link to online publication, “An Annotated and Illustrated Cata- International Association for Medicine (in- logue of Species of Interest to Fisheries,” eds. Roper, cluding invertebrates) – http://iaaam.org/ Sweeney, and Nauen (FAO Fisheries Synopsis 125, vol 3, International Association for Neuropterology – www. 1984). neuroptera.com/olinks.html Cephalopod International Advisory Council International Association of Astacology – http://iz.carnegie www.abdn.ac.uk/CIAC/ mnh.org/crayfi sh/iaa/index.htm International resource for information on cephalopod biol- International Research Association – www.masterbee ogy, fi sheries management, and research. keeper.org/aapa/

Volume 52, Number 2 2011 173 International Association – http://bryozoa.net/ North American Dipterists Society – www.nadsdiptera.org/ iba/index.html Orthopterists’ Society – http://140.247.119.225/OrthSoc/ International Society of – www.arachnology.org/ Royal Entomological Society – www.royensoc.co.uk/ International Society for Invertebrate Morphology – http:// Society for Invertebrate – www.sipweb.org/ zoologi.snm.ku.dk/english/Forskning/Invertebrates/isim/ Society of Nematologists – www.nematologists.org/ International Society for Invertebrate Neurobiology – www. Systematic and Applied Society – www.nhm. neurobiologie.fu-berlin.de/ISIN%20Info.htm ac.uk/hosted_sites/acarology/saas/ International Society for Reef Studies – www.coralreefs.org/ Unitas Malacologica (International Society for Malacology) – International Society of Invertebrate Reproduction and De- www.unitasmalacologica.org/index.html velopment (ICIRD) – www.isird.org/index.html World Dragonfl y Association – http://ecoevo.uvigo.es/ International Society of and Onychophorol- WDA/dragonfl y.htm ogy – www.mnhn.fr/assoc/myriapoda/index.htm World Federation of Parasitologists – www.wfpnet.org/ Downloaded from https://academic.oup.com/ilarjournal/article/52/2/165/659952 by guest on 27 September 2021 Lepidopterist Society – www.lepsoc.org/ page_regionalmembers.php Conservancy – www..org/ Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation – www.xerces. National Shellfi sh Association – http://shellfi sh.org/ org/

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