Invertebrata (TANSCHE Syllabus)

Description

Contents

Vol - I

1. Introduction to Invertebrates
2. Introduction to Classification
3. Taxonomy 
4. Binomial Nomenclature 
5. Protozoa – General Characters 
6. Protozoa – Classification 
7. Flagellata 
8. Rhizopoda (Sarcodina) 
9. Ciliophora 
10. Sporozoa 
11. Mycetozoa 
12. Paramecium 
13. Plasmodium 
14. Entamoeba histolytica 
15. Trypanosoma 
16. Leishmania 
17. Economic Importance of Protozoa 
18. Nutrition in Protozoa
19. Locomotion in Protozoa 
20. Host – parasitic interaction between Entamoeba and man 
21. Host – parasitic interaction between Plasmodium and man
22. Porifera General Characters 
23. Porifera Classification 
24. Calcarea 
25. Hexactinellida 
26. Demospongia 
27. Ascon Sponge (Leucosolenia) 
28. Sycon Sponge (Scypha) 
29. Canal System in Sponges 
30. Skeleton in Sponges 
31. Reproduction in Sponges 
32. Coelenterata (Cnidaria) General Characters 
33. Coelenterata (Cnidaria) Classification 
34. Hydrozoa 
35. Scyphozoa 
36. Anthozoa 
37. Obelia 
38. Aurelia 
39. Corals 
40. Coral Reefs 
41. Polymorphism in Coelenterata 
42. Mesenteries in Anthozoa
43. Economic importance of corals 
44. Economic importance of coral reefs 
45. Platyhelminthes General Characters 
46. Platyhelminthes Classification 
47. Turbellaria 
48. Trematoda 
49. Cestoda 
50. Liver Fluke (Fasciola hepatica)
51. Tape Worm 
52. Parasitic Adaptations of Helminth Parasites 
53. Host – Parasitic interaction between Helminth Parasites and man
54. Nematoda (Aschelminthes) General Characters 
55. Nematoda (Aschelminthes) – Classification 
56. Ascaris lumbricoides 
57. Wuchereria bancrofti (Filarial worm)
58. Enterobius vermicularis 
59. Ancylostoma duodenale (Hook worm) 
60. Annelida – General Characters 
61. Annelida Classification 
62. Polychaeta 
63. Oligochaeta 
64. Hirudinea 
65. Archiannelida 
66. Echiuroidea 
67. Sipunculoidea 
68. Priapulida 
69. Myzostomaria 
70. Nereis 
71. Leech- Hirudinaria granulosa 
72. Metamerism in Annelida 
73. Excretion in Annelida 
74. Asexual Reproduction in Polychaetes 
75. Modes of life in Annelids 

Vol – II

1. Arthropoda General Characters 
2. Arthropoda Classification  
3. Onychophora
4. Tardigrada
5. Pentastomida 
6. Trilobitomorpha 
7. Chelicerata 
8. Merostomata 
9. Arachnida 
10. Pycnogonida 
11. Mandibulata 
12. Crustacea 
13. Myriapoda 
14. Insecta 
15. Penaeus - Marine Prawn 
16. Cockroach - Periplaneta americana 
17. Affinities of Peripatus 
18. Larval Forms of Crustacea 
19. Centipede - Scolopendra 
20. Millipede - Spirostreptus 
21. Insect Pollinators 
22. Insect predators 
23. Insect Parasites 
24. Insects associated with human diseases 
25. Insects associated with household materials 
26. Insect Pests 
27. Rice Stem borer - Scirpophaga incertulas 
28. The Shoot borer - Chilo infuscatellus 
29. Oryctes rhinoceros 
30. Spotted bollworm - Earias insulana 
31. Brinjal Shoot and Fruit Borer (Leucinodes orbonalis) 
32. The diamond black moth (Plutella xylostella) 
33. Citrus Butterfly - Papilio demoleus 
34. The Rice Weevil- Sitophilus oryzae 
35. Principles of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) 
36. Mollusca - General Characters 
37. Mollusca- Classification
38. Aplacophora 
39. Monoplacophora 
40. Polyplacophora 
41. Gastropoda 
42. Scaphopoda 
43. Pelecypoda 
44. Cephalopoda
45. Pila 
46. Foot in Mollusca 
47. Torsion in Mollusca 
48. Economic Importance of Mollusca 
49. Cephalopods are Advanced Molluscs 
50. Echinodermata - General Characters 
51. Echinodermata- Classification 
52. Eleutherozoa 
53. Asteroidea 
54. Ophiuroidea 
55. Echinoidea 
56. Holothuroidea 
57. Ophiocistioidea 
58. Pelmatozoa 
59. Crinoidea
60. Heterostelea 
61. Cystidea 
62. Blastoidea 
63. Edrioasteroidea 
64. Star Fish - (Asterias rubens) 
65. Water Vascular System 
66. Larval Forms of Echinodermata