This textbook is the most concise and readable invertebrates book in terms of detail and pedagogy (other texts do not offer boxed readings, a second color, end of chapter questions, or pronunciation guides). All phyla of invertebrates are covered (comprehensive), with an emphasis on unifying characteristics of each group.
1. Introduction and Environmental Considerations
2. Invertebrates Classification and Relationship
3. The Protists
4. The Poriferans and Placozoans
5. Introduction to the Hydrostatic Skeleton
6. The Cnidarians
7. The Ctenophores
8. The Platyhelminths
9. The Mesozoans
10. The Gnathifera
,etc.