Handbook of Zoology / Handbuch der Zoologie : : A Natural History of the Phyla of the Animal Kingdom / Eine Naturgeschichte der Stämme des Tierreiches. / Gastrotricha, Cycloneuralia and Gnathifera. : Volume 1. : Nematomorpha, Priapulida, Kinorhyncha, Loricifera / / ed. by Andreas Schmidt-Rhaesa.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1
• MitwirkendeR: Bang-Berthelsen, Iben Heiner,; Maas, Andreas,; Møbjerg Kristensen, Reinhardt,; Neuhaus, Birger,; Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas,
• TeilnehmendeR: Bang-Berthelsen, Iben Heiner.; Kristensen, Reinhardt .; Maas, Andreas .; Neuhaus, Birger.
• HerausgeberIn: Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2012]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Series: Handbook of Zoology / Handbuch der Zoologie
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (381 p.)

This section of the Handbook of Zoology is intended as a comprehensive and exhaustive account of the biology of the taxa Gastrotricha, Nematoda, Nematomorpha, Priapulida, Kinorhyncha, Loricifera, Gnathostomulida, Micrognathozoa, Rotifera, Seisonida and Acanthocephala, covering all relevant topics such as morphology, ecology, phylogeny and diversity. The series is intended to be a detailed and up-to-date account of these taxa. As was the case with the first edition, the Handbook is intended to serve as a reliable resource for decades. Many of the taxa of this volume are comparatively unknown to many biologists, despite their diversity and importance for example in meiofaunal communities (Gastrotricha, Rotifera, Gnathostomulida), their fascinating recent discoveries (Loricifera and Micrognathozoa), their importance as parasites (many nematodes, Nematomorpha, Acanthocephala) and their importance for evolutionary questions (e.g. Priapulida, Gastrotricha). The groups covered range from those poor in species (such as Micrognathozoa with 2 known species) to the species-rich and diverse Nematoda and their ca. 20.000 described species. While each taxon is covered by one chapter, nematodes are treated in several chapters dedicated to their structural, taxonomic and ecological diversity.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Editors’ preface -- Contents -- Contributors -- 1. Gastrotricha, Cycloneuralia and Gnathifera: General History and Phylogeny -- 2. Gastrotricha, Cycloneuralia and Gnathifera: The Fossil Record -- 3. Nematomorpha -- 4. Priapulida -- 5. Kinorhyncha (= Echinodera) -- 6. Loricifera -- Index