Syllabus
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Course Code: B-ZOO-101 Course Name: Animal Diversity of Non-Chordates from Protozoa to Helminthes |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | 1. Phylum Protozoa: i) General characters and classification up to order level ii) Biodiversity and economic importance iii) Type study of Plasmodium iv) Parasitic protozoans: Life history, mode of infection and pathogenecity of Entamoeba, Trypanosoma, Leishmania and Giardia. 2. Phylum Porifera: i) General characters and classification up to order level ii) Biodiversity and economic importance iii) Type study – Sycon iv) Canal system in sponges v) Spicules in sponges |
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| 2 | 3. Phylum – Coelentrata: i) General characters and classification up to order level ii) Biodiversity and economic importance iii) Type Study - Obelia iv) Corals and coral reefs v) Polymorphism in Siphonophores 4. Phylum – Helminthes: i) General characters and classification up to order level ii) Biodiversity and economic importance iii) Type study – Fasciola hepatica iv) Helminthes parasites: Brief account of life history, mode of infection and pathogenesity of Schistosoma, Ancylostoma, Trichinella, Wuchereria and Oxyuris. |
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