OBJECTIVES- Students are expected to –
Learning outcomes - By the end of the course, students will be able to:
General characters and Classification of the Invertebrates upto Class level for each Phylum.
Salient feature of the Type Study i.e. Habit, Habitat and External morphology
A) Phylum Annelida
· Type study: Earthworm (Locomotion, Excretion and Reproduction)
· Metamerism
Type study: Prawn (Appendages, Digestion)
Social life in Insects (termites, honey bees)
Apiculture
Pearl culture
A) Phylum Echinodermata
Water vascular system
Larval forms of Invertebrates
Planula, Miracidium, Sporocyst, Redia, Cercaria, Metacercaria, Cysticercous, Nauplius, Zoeae, Megalopa, Mysis, Trochophore, Glochidium, Brachiolaria, Bipinnaria
Essential Readings:
Suggested Readings: