Atlas of Marine Invertebrate Larvae

Atlas of Marine Invertebrate Larvae, Second Edition covers the origins and history of marine larval science, contemporary state-of-the-art approaches to larval development and biology, and the highest-quality images and schematics showing the broadest diversity of marine larvae in the animal tree of life. This book illustrates larval body plans, the anatomy of their organ systems (muscular, sensory, digestive), including distinct ciliation patterns that facilitate swimming, and the complex metamorphic changes they undergo between different larval and growth stages. Each chapter contains in-text references that direct readers to both historical and contemporary research on the forms, functions, behaviors and biogeographical distributions of marine larvae.This book is a valuable and foundational resource for biologists across various disciplines, including biodiversity, biogeography, and developmental biology. Ecologists, taxonomists, oceanographers, and environmental scientists also benefit from the complete coverage of marine larval forms offered by this book. Additionally, the broad scope and phyletic coverage of marine biodiversity presented in this atlas is ideal for students in oceanography and marine biology, animal development, biological oceanography and invertebrate zoology.

Contents: 1. Fundamentals of Larval Biology 2. The Early Discovery of Larval Forms 3. Origins and Diversification of Marine Invertebrate Larvae 4. Marine Invertebrate Larval Types NON-BILATERIA 5. Phylum Porifera 6. Phylum Cnidaria ECDYSOZOA 7. Phylum Loricifera 8. Phylum Priapulida 9. Phylum Arthropoda: Crustacea SPIRALIA 10. Phyla Dicyemida and Orthonectida 11. Phylum Cycliophora 12. Phylum Entoprocta 13. Phylum Bryozoa 14. Phylum Platyhelminthes 15. Phylum Acanthocephala 16. Phylum Phoronida 17. Phylum Brachiopoda 18. Phylum Nemertea 19. Phylum Annelida 20. Phylum Sipuncula 21. Phylum Mollusca: Aculifera and Scaphopoda 22. Phylum Mollusca: Gastropoda 23. Phylum Mollusca: Bivalvia 24. Phylum Mollusca: Cephalopoda DEUTEROSTOMIA 25. Phylum Echinodermata: Crinoidea 26. Phylum Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea 27. Phylum Echinodermata: Asteroidea 28. Phylum Echinodermata: Holothuroidea 29. Phylum Echinodermata: Echinoidea 30. Phylum Hemichordata 31. Phylum Chordata: Tunicata 32. Phylum Chordata: Cephalochordata