Handbook of Zoology: Volume 1 11 9783110272536, 9783110219388

Table of contents :
Contributors
1. Gastrotricha, Cycloneuralia and Gnathifera: General History and Phylogeny
1.1. The large worms
1.2. The discovery of microscopically small animals
1.3. Changing relationships
1.4. From typological classification to phylogenetic systematics
1.5. The contribution of molecular studies
1.6. Outlook
2. Gastrotricha, Cycloneuralia and Gnathifera: The Fossil Record
2.1. Gastrotricha
2.2. Gnathifera
2.3. Cycloneuralia
3. Nematomorpha
Introduction
3.1. Morphology
3.2. Reproduction and development
3.3. Physiology
3.4. Phylogeny
3.5. Systematics
3.6. Biogeography
3.7. Paleontology
3.8. Ecology
4. Priapulida
Introduction
4.1. Morphology
4.2. Reproduction and development
4.3. Physiology
4.4. Phylogeny
4.5. Systematics
4.6. Biogeography
4.7. Palaeontology
4.8. Ecology
5. Kinorhyncha (= Echinodera)
Introduction
5.1. Morphology
5.2. Reproduction and development
5.3. Physiology
5.4. Phylogeny
5.5. Systematics
5.6. Biogeography
5.7. Paleontology
5.8. Ecology
6. Loricifera
Introduction
6.1. Morphology
6.2. Reproduction and development
6.3. Phylogeny
6.4. Diversity
6.5. Ecology