Syllabus

Course Code: B-ZOO-102    Course Name: Animal Diversity of Non-Chordates from Annelida to Hemichordata

MODULE NO / UNIT COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE NOTES
1 1. Phylum – Annelida:
i) General characters and classification up to order level
ii) Biodiversity and economic importance of Annelida
iii) Type study – Pheretima (Earthworm)
vi) Metamerism in Annelida
v) Trochophore larva
2. Phylum – Arthropoda:
i) General characters and classification up to order level
ii) Biodiversity and economic importance of insects
vi) Type study – Grasshopper
2 3. Phylum - Mollusca:
i) General characters and classification up to order level
ii) Biodiversity and economic importance
iii) Type study - Pila
iv) Torsion and detorsion in gastropoda
v) Respiration and foot
4. Phylum – Enchinodermata:
i) General characters and classification up to order level
ii) Biodiversity and economic importance
vii) Type study – Asterias (Sea Star)
viii) Echinoderm larvae
ix) Aristotle’s Lantern
5. Phylum Hemichordata: General Characters; Type Study of Balanoglossus
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