B.Sc. Zoology
1st Semester Syllabus
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MJC-1 (T) : Diversity of Non-Chordates
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Unit 1: Introduction to Non-chordates
◦General characteristics and classification (up to order) of the following Phyla: Protozoa
◦Porifera
◦Cnidaria
◦Ctenophora
◦Platyhelminthes
◦Nemathelminthes
◦Annelida
◦Arthropoda
◦Mollusca and Echinodermata
Unit 2: Protozoa, Porifera
◦Protozoa: Structure and Life cycle of Paramecium
◦Plasmodium and Leshmania donovani
◦Porifera: Spicules and Canal system in sponges
◦Affinities of the Phylum
Unit 3: Cnidaria, Ctenophora, Platyhelminthes and Nemathelminthes
◦Cnidaria: Structure and Life Cycle: Obelia and Aurelia
◦Ctenophora: General organization of Hormiphora
◦Affinities of the phylum
◦Platyhelminthes and Nemathelminthes: Structure and Life cycle of Fascicola hepatica
◦Taenia solium and Ascaris lumbricoides
Unit 4: Annelida, Arthropoda, Mollusca and Echinodermata
◦Annelida: Earthworm and Leech: Structure
◦Locomotion
◦Alimentary canal and reproduction
◦Arthropoda: Palaemon and Peripatus
◦Adaptive variations in insect mouth parts
◦Mollusca: Structure and Life cycle: Unio
◦Pila
◦Torsion and Detorsion in Gastropoda
◦Echinodermata: Structure: Star fish
◦Larval forms in Echinoderms
◦Water Vascular System in Echinoderms
Reference Books:
- Ruppert and Barnes, R.D. (2006). Invertebrate Zoology, VIII Edition. Holt Saunders International Edition
- Barnes, R.S.K., Calow, P., Olive, P.J.W., Golding, D.W. and Spicer, J.I. (2002). The Invertebrates: A New Synthesis, III Edition, Blackwell Science
- Barrington, E.J.W. (1979). Invertebrate Structure and Functions. II Edition, E.L.B.S. and Nelson
- Verma P S, Jordan E L. (2009). Invertebrate Zoology. S. Chand publishers
- Brusca R C (2016). Invertebrates. Published by Sinauer Associates, an imprint of Oxford University Press
- S. S. Lal, Practical Zoology Invertebrate