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Zoology : Caenorhabditis elegans

Zoology : Class Anthozoa

  • Introduction to the Scleractinia - University of California at Berkeley Museum of Paleontology. Pictures, much information, and links to information on corals.
  • Anemones - Images, information and links from the National Aquarium in Baltimore.

Zoology : Class Arachnida

  • Arachnida - Arizona's Tree of Life Web Page. Pictures, characteristics, phylogenetic relationships, references on arachnids. Links to Araneae, Acari, Scorpionida, and further links from these sites.
  • The Arachnology Home Page - An enormous number of links to information on arachnids. In addition to a mass of scholastic information, one can read poems about spiders, and learn the biology of Charlotte (as in Charlotte’s Web).
  • Lyme Disease - A CDC site with links to fact sheets, definitions, distribution within the U.S., public information, plus pictures of the ticks that transmit Lyme disease.

Zoology : Class Asteroidea

  • Starfish Dissection - A guide only, no photographs or diagrams, yet there is much material on taxonomy, and description of structure and function.

Zoology : Class Bivalvia

  • Clam Dissection - University of Minnesota. Nice photograph of internal anatomy, but not labeled.
  • Clam Dissection Guide - A guide only, no photographs or diagrams, yet there is much material on taxonomy, and description of structure and function.
  • Zebra Mussel Research Program - Zebra mussels, an introduced mollusc, are now found in a great number of eastern waterways in the U. S. This site has an enormous amount of information, as well as photos.

Zoology : Class Cephalopoda

  • Cephalopoda - Information and links and many references on cephalopods.
  • Dissection of the Squid - Terrific photos of external and internal organs (loads slowly); some pictures are labeled, others are not. Separate pictures of various aspects of external anatomy, individual pictures of various internal organs or organ systems.
  • Squid Dissection - This lesson plan was actually designed for students in grade 2, but there are some interesting facts!

Zoology : Class Cestoda

  • Diphyllobothrium - A FDA supported page with information on Diphyllobothrium (a genus of tapeworm found in fish, transmissible to humans).

Zoology : Class Cubozoa

Zoology : Class Hirudinea

  • Biopharm Site on Leeches - . "The Biting Edge of Science." This site provides interesting information on the use of leeches in anticoagulant research. In addition, it answers many frequently asked questions about leeches.
  • Hirudinea - Information and photographs of a variety of topics relating to leech biology, and various leech species.

Zoology : Class Hydrozoa

  • Introduction to the Hydrozoa - University of California at Berkeley, Museum of Paleontology. Images, photos, systematics, more information, and links.

Zoology : Class Insecta

  • Introduction to the Parainsecta - Springtails and the proturans. University of California at Berkeley Museum of Paleontology. Links to the fossil record, life history and ecology, systematics, and morphology.
  • Neoptera - From the Arizona’s Tree of Life project.
  • Hexapoda - Arizona's Tree of Life Web Page. Pictures, characteristics, phylogenetic relationships, references on hexapods, with links to springtails, proturans, diplurans, and insects, which is then linked to the pterygota, and the neoptera.
  • UD General Key Insects - This interactive key from the University of Delaware combines a dichotomous key with beautiful photographs and photomicrographs to allow keying of insects to the ordinal level. When the insect is identified, information on the order is given, complete with further links for more information, as well as gorgeous pictures of the insect.
  • Beetles - This is a site devoted entirely to beetles. In addition to seeing photographs, you learn how beetles fly and navigate.
  • Smithsonian: Entomology - Much information on insects. Want to find out your state insect? Also links to other references, and Smithsonian exhibits.
  • Monarch Watch - Information on the monarch, sightings of monarchs on their migration, and links to other sites.
  • Lice - Interesting photomicrographs of lice.
  • Insects on WWW - More links (over 6000) than you could ever have time to peruse, from Virginia Tech.
  • Grasshopper Dissection Guide - A guide only, no photographs or diagrams, yet there is much material on taxonomy, and description of structure and function.

Zoology : Class Monogenea

  • Monogenea - Information and a photomicrograph.

Zoology : Class Oligochaeta

  • FAQ about Earthworms - This site contains photographs of earthworms and cocoons, answers to frequently asked questions about earthworms, and a description of earthworm sampling techniques.
  • Earthworm Dissection Guides - A guide only, no photographs or diagrams, yet there is much material on taxonomy, and description of structure and function.
  • Earthworm Dissection - A guide only, no photographs or diagrams, yet there is much material on taxonomy, and description of structure and function.

Zoology : Class Polychaeta

  • Introduction to the Polychaeta - University of California at Berkeley Museum of Paleontology. Links to the fossil record, life history and ecology, systematics, and morphology.

Zoology : Class Scyphozoa

  • Jellyfish - This highly informative site is from the National Aquarium in Baltimore.

Zoology : Class Trematoda

  • Schistosomiasis - This CDC site contains information on the effects of the schistosome worm on humans.

Zoology : Class Turbellaria

  • The Planarian Home Page - A nice photomicrograph of a planarian, FAQs, and information on how to keep a planarian culture alive.

Zoology : Coral Reefs

  • Corals and Coral Reefs - Information from the education department of Sea World on coral reefs, destruction of coral, classification, many links.
  • Hawai’i Coral Reef Network - Many links to topics such as reefs and mangroves to coral paleoclimatology. Links to coral reef sites worldwide.
  • Coral Reef Bleaching - Much information and well done global maps showing the extent of coral bleaching. Extensive citation list.
  • Coral Reefs - Nicely done photographs and descriptions of different types of coral.
  • Coral Reef Ecology Home Page - Nicely arranged and direct links to brief pages with information on coral bleaching, reproduction, zooxanthelle and many more topics.
  • Coral Reefs - Links to other pages on coral reefs, from the National Ocean Conference in Monterey, CA.
  • CHAMP Related links - Contains particularly useful links to various governmental agencies and reports.
  • Coral Reef Web Sites - A site that describes other sites related to coral research and conservation.
  • Coral Reefs - An extensive listing of sites with material on coral reefs.
  • Coral Reefs - Information on the threats to the coral reef ecosystem, and suggested solutions. Also a link to extensive information on coral bleaching.
  • CREST Table of Contents - Coral reef education for students and teachers. This is probably designed for K-12 classrooms, but has some interesting information.

Zoology : Free-living Protists

  • Introduction to the Dinoflagellata - A page from the U.C. Berkeley Museum of Paleontology with information and figures of dinoflagellates, and links to more information.

Zoology : General Chordata References

  • Chordata - Arizona's Tree of Life Web Page. An introduction, pictures, characteristics, phylogenetic relationships and references on chordates.
  • Phylum Chordata - Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan. General characteristics of chordates, with links to urochordates and vertebrates.
  • Phylum Chordata - This site, from the University of Minnesota has information on chordates, and links to some primitive chordates, as well as the vertebrate classes.

Zoology : Human Diseases Caused by Nematodes

  • Parasitic Nematodes Home Page - From the University of Nebraska. This page has much information and links to other sites containing information on nematodes.
  • Hookworm Infection - This CDC site is linked to information on hookworms, and contains references on hookworms.
  • Pinworms - This CDC site has information on a very common nematode infection: pinworms.
  • Trichinosis - This CDC site has information on trichinosis (caused by the trichina worm).

Zoology : Mesozoa and Parazoa

Zoology : Minor Classes of Uniramids

  • Introduction to the Myriapoda - University of California at Berkeley Museum of Paleontology. Links to the fossil record, life history and ecology, systematics, and morphology of the Chilopoda, Diplopoda, Symphyla, and Pauropoda. Each site typically includes at least one picture of a member of the taxon.

Zoology : Other Protozoan

  • Pfiesteria - North Carolina Aquatic Botany Laboratory page with links and information on the toxic dinoflagellate Pfiesteria.

Zoology : Parasitic Protists

  • Giardia lamblia - A FDA supported page with information on Giardia lamblia, a flagellated protozoan that causes diarrhea in humans.

Zoology : Phylum Acanthocephala

Zoology : Phylum Annelida

  • Introduction to the Annelida - University of California at Berkeley Museum of Paleontology. This site provides an introduction to the annelids. It contains information on annelids in the fossil record and annelid life histories, systematics, and morphology, as well as many links.
  • Annelida - Arizona's Tree of Life Web Page. Pictures, characteristics, phylogenetic relationships, references on annelids. Pictures and references on annelids.
  • BIOSIS Annelida - A great deal of general information on annelids and specific information on the annelid classes can be found here.
  • The Dissection Lab - A lengthy table which compares various systems of the earthworm, the frog, the snake, the shark, the perch, the pigeon, and the pig. Print this table for future reference in other chapters.

Zoology : Phylum Apicomplexa

  • Malaria - This CDC site has an enormous amount of information and links focusing on malaria.

Zoology : Phylum Arthropoda

  • Arthropoda - Arizona's Tree of Life Web Page. Pictures, characteristics, phylogenetic relationships, references on arthropods. Links to specific arthropod groups.
  • Phylum Arthropoda - University of Michigan site describing arthropods. Links to chelicerates (merostomata, pycnogonida, arachnida), crustaceans (remipedians, cephalocarids, branchiopods, maxillopods, malacostracans), and uniramids (chilopodans, diplopodans, and insects). Each web link has pictures, descriptive material, links, references, and some have other web resources as well.
  • Phylum Arthropoda - (U. Minnesota). Information about arthropods, and links to various other related sites, including the crayfish dissection home page, and a cockroach dissection home page.
  • The Pet Arthropod Page - Information and links for those who keep arthropods as pets; also very useful for instructors who rear arthropods for classroom use.

Zoology : Phylum Brachiopoda

  • Brachiopoda - Arizona's Tree of Life Web Page. Pictures, characteristics, phylogenetic relationships, references on this group of lophophorates.
  • Introduction to the Brachiopoda - University of California at Berkeley Museum of Paleontology. Links to the fossil record, life history and ecology, systematics, and morphology.

Zoology : Phylum Chaetognatha

Zoology : Phylum Ciliophora

Zoology : Phylum Cnidaria

  • Phylum Cnidaria - Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan. Pictures of cnidarians and descriptions, links to other pages on each of the four classes of cnidarians.
  • Cnidaria Home Page - Many aspects of cnidarian biology are described here, from morphology to molecular evolution. This site, supported by the University of California–Irvine, has many links to other sites.
  • Introduction to the Cnidaria - University of California at Berkeley Museum of Paleontology. Links to the fossil record, life history and ecology, systematics, and morphology. Many links to the different classes.
  • Cnidaria - Arizona's Tree of Life Web Page. Pictures, characteristics, phylogenetic relationships, references on cnidarians.

Zoology : Phylum Ctenophora

  • Ctenophora - Arizona's Tree of Life Web Page. Pictures, references on ctenophores.
  • Introduction to the Ctenophora - University of California at Berkeley, Museum of Paleontology. Images, photos, systematics, more information, and links.

Zoology : Phylum Echinodermata

  • Phylum Echinodermata - Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan. Information about echinoderms, with links to various groups of echinoderms. Nice pictures: check out the magnificent urchin, Astrophyga magnifica. It’s obvious why it was named!
  • Introduction to the Echinoderms - University of California at Berkeley Museum of Paleontology. This site provides information on the echinoderm fossil record, life histories, systematics, and morphology. It also provides a great number of links to sites that focus on each of the echinoderm classes.
  • The CAS Echinoderm Webpage - This site provides information on echinoderm taxonomy and on the echinoderm collection of the California Academy of Science. It also provides links to other echinoderm sites.
  • The Echinoderm Newsletter - This newsletter, prepared by the National Museum of Natural History, provides information on conferences and publications on echinoderms, and gives addresses of biologists studying echinoderms.
  • Echinodermata - Arizona's Tree of Life Web Page. Pictures, characteristics, phylogenetic relationships, references on echinoderms.
  • Phylum Echinodermata - From the University of Minnesota, information about echinoderms, and a link to the sea star dissection home page.
  • Echinodermata - This site provides links to much information on the echinoderms.

Zoology : Phylum Echiura

  • Echiura - Arizona's Tree of Life Web Page. Some pictures, characteristics, phylogenetic relationships, but mostly references on this phyla.

Zoology : Phylum Ectoprocta

  • Introduction to the Bryozoa - University of California at Berkeley Museum of Paleontology. Links to the fossil record, life history and ecology, systematics, and morphology.

Zoology : Phylum Hemichordata

  • Introduction to the Hemichordata - This University of California at Berkeley Museum of Paleontology site provides photographs and information on the biology and classification of the hemichordates.

Zoology : Phylum Kinorhyncha

Zoology : Phylum Loricifera

Zoology : Phylum Mollusca

  • Phylum Mollusca - Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan. Information on molluscs, and links to all 7 classes of molluscs. Some images may not be displayed due to copyright restrictions.
  • Mollusca - Arizona's Tree of Life Web Page. Pictures, characteristics, phylogenetic relationships, references on molluscs. Pictures and references, and links to polyplacophorans, gastropods, bivalves and cephalopods. Most sites have reference lists.
  • Molluscs - Keys to Marine Invertebrates of the Woods Hole Region. Descriptive information, definition of terminology, and keys to the bivalves and gastropods of the Woods Hole Region.

Zoology : Phylum Nematoda

  • Phylum Nematoda - Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan. Information on nematodes ranging from the dog intestinal roundworm to the nematode that causes onchocerciasis.
  • Society of Nematologists - This page contains much information on plant and parasitic nematodes. This home page has many links, news, images, research on nematodes, as well as the Nematode of the Week!
  • Ascaris Dissection - This site from the University of Minnesota has a photograph of dissection of this common intestinal roundworm.

Zoology : Phylum Nematomorpha

  • Horsehair Worms in Illinois - General information on nematomorphs, supported by the Illinois Natural History Survey, with many links to economic entomology, aquatic ecology, wildlife ecology and biodiversity.

Zoology : Phylum Nemertea

  • Nemertea - Arizona's Tree of Life Web Page. Some pictures, characteristics, phylogenetic relationships, but mostly references on this phyla.

Zoology : Phylum Onychophora

  • Introduction to the Onychophora - This University of California at Berkeley Museum of Paleontology site contains information on the onychophorans, which may share an ancestor with the arthropods. Links to the fossil record, life history and ecology, systematics, and morphology.

Zoology : Phylum Phoronida

Zoology : Phylum Placozoa

Zoology : Phylum Platyhelminthes

  • Phylum Platyhelminthes - Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan. Information on platyhelminths, links to all classes.
  • Platyhelminthes - Arizona's Tree of Life Web Page. Pictures, characteristics, phylogenetic relationships, references on flatworms. A picture of a flatworm, and a link to trematodes (aspidogastreans).
  • Flukes - Information and links to other pages on specific species.

Zoology : Phylum Pogonophora

  • Pogonophora - Arizona's Tree of Life Web Page. Pictures, characteristics, phylogenetic relationships, references on pogonophorans. References on these interesting tube worms.
  • Vestimentifera - Arizona's Tree of Life Web Page. Some pictures, characteristics, phylogenetic relationships, but mostly references on this phyla.

Zoology : Phylum Porifera

  • Porifera: Fossil Record - The fossil history, life history, ecology, systematics, and morphology of sponges are described at this site.
  • Phylum Porifera - University of Michigan site on phylum Porifera. Pictures, information on the phylum. Links to the four (some identify three) classes of sponges.
  • Introduction to Porifera - This site describes the evolutionary history, life history, and ecology of the sponges. Many links to other sites are available.
  • Porifera - Arizona's Tree of Life Web Page. Pictures, references, and information on sponges.

Zoology : Phylum Priapulida

  • Phylum Priapulida - Limited information, link to a line drawing. Interesting that Toyota is now making a car named Prius. I don’t think they know what it means!

Zoology : Phylum Rotifera

  • Rotifers - Information and photomicrographs.

Zoology : Phylum Sarcomastigophora

  • Trypanosomiasis - This CDC site contains information on both East African and West African Trypanosomiasis.
  • Entamoeba histolytica - A FDA supported page with information on Entamoeba histolytica, a protozoan that affects humans and other mammals, causing gastrointestinal distress and diarrhea.

Zoology : Phylum Sipuncula

  • Sipuncula - Arizona's Tree of Life Web Page. Some pictures, characteristics, phylogenetic relationships, but mostly references on this phyla.

Zoology : Phylum Tardigrada

  • Tardigrade Appreciation Headquarters - A site devoted to appreciation and information about tardigrades (sometimes called moss piglets), complete with links to other sites on tardigrades.

Zoology : Protistan Groups

  • Society of Protozoologists - This site contains links to images of protozans, databases, culture collections, and discussion groups.

Zoology : Pseudocoelomate Animals

  • Introduction to the "Aschelminth" Phyla - University of California at Berkeley Museum of Paleontology. This site contains many SEM images of microscopic nematodes, as well as links to other aschelminth phyla.

Zoology : Radiate Animals

Zoology : Subphylum Cephalochordata

Zoology : Subphylum Chelicerata

  • Introduction to the Cheliceramorpha - University of California at Berkeley Museum of Paleontology. Links to the fossil record, life history and ecology, systematics, and morphology.
  • Trilobitomorpha - Information on trilobites, classification, and many links.

Zoology : Subphylum Crustacea

  • Subphylum Crustacea - Links to the classes Remipedia, Cephalocarida, Branchiopoda, Maxillopoda, and Malacostraca.
  • Crustacea - Arizona's Tree of Life Web Page. Pictures, characteristics, phylogenetic relationships, references on crustaceans. Links to remipedians, branchiopods, maxillopods, and malacostracans.
  • BIOSIS Crustacea - This site provides links to information on the paleontology, taxonomy, life history, and ecology of members of most crustacean groups.
  • Nonindigenous Crustaceans - Information on introduced crustaceans in marine, brackish and fresh waters from the USGS. Look at the information on the rusty crayfish, particularly if you reside in the Midwest of the U.S.
  • Crayfish Dissection Guide - A guide only, no photographs or diagrams, yet there is much material on taxonomy, and description of structure and function.

Zoology : Subphylum Uniramia

  • Subphylum Uniramia - Links to classes Chilopoda, Diplopoda, and Insecta. The insect page has links to selected orders of insects.
  • Introduction to the Uniramia - University of California at Berkeley Museum of Paleontology. Links to the fossil record, life history and ecology, systematics, and morphology.
  • Systematics of the Uniramia 2 - University of California at Berkeley Museum of Paleontology. Links to many individual orders of insects, such as the siphonapterans, coleopterans, lepidopterans, and dipterans. Links to the fossil record, life history and ecology, systematics, and morphology.

Zoology : Subphylum Urochordata

  • Introduction to the Urochordata - This University of California at Berkeley Museum of Paleontology site provides photographs and information on the biology and classification of the urochordates.
  • Ascidian News - This site is an online newsletter focusing on the biology of the urochordates. It provides links to other ascidian sites.

Zoology : Subphylum Vertebrata

Zoology : Systematics and Characteristics of the Craniates

  • Systematics of the Vertebrates - University of California at Berkeley, Museum of Paleontology. Information on the systematics and natural history of each of the major groups of fishes and links to other fish sites. Click on photographs for more information about each group.

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