Laboratory Syllabus
Dr. Hieber, Invertebrate Zoology (Bi 38)

 ~ This lab syllabus serves a number of purposes: 1) it outlines the phyla considered, and the dates they are covered in lab, and can be used as a reference source through 2) links to a variety of sites, 3) it presents current taxonmic hierachies (the same schemes as your book and your lab manual), and 4) it links to clades presenting phylogenetic information oneach group.



DATE TOPIC PHYLA
Sept. 2 No labs the first week. Whew!!!   Use the time to get organized.
Sept. 9 PORIFERA ..................... [Information]  [Taxonomy]  [Phylogeny]
Sept. 16 CNIDARIA ..................... [Information]  [Taxonomy]  [Phylogeny]
CTENOPHORA ............... [Information]  [Taxonomy]  [Phylogeny]
Sept. 23 PLATYHELMINTHES ..... [Information]  [Taxonomy]  [Phylogeny]
Sept. 30 LAB PRACTICAL #1
Oct. 7 "Pseudocoelomates" ..........
(NEMATODA, etc.)		 [Information]  [Taxonomy]  [Phylogeny]
Oct. 14 NEMERTEA ................... [Information]  [Taxonomy]  [Phylogeny]
SIPUNCULA .................. [Information]  [Taxonomy]  [Phylogeny]
ECHIURA ...................... [Information]  [Taxonomy]  [Phylogeny]
MOLLUSCA .................. [Information]  [Taxonomy]  [Phylogeny]
Oct. 21 MOLLUSCA, cont. ......... [Information]  [Taxonomy]  [Phylogeny]
Oct. 28 ANNELIDA .................... [Information]  [Taxonomy]  [Phylogeny]
Nov. 4 LAB PRACTICAL #2
Nov. 11 ONYCHOPHORA ........... [Information]  [Taxonomy]  [Phylogeny]
ARTHROPODA
Cheliceriformes ...............		 [Information]  [Taxonomy]  [Phylogeny]
Uniramia ........................ [Information]  [Taxonomy]  [Phylogeny]
Nov. 18 ARTHROPODA, cont.
Crustacea ........................		 [Information]  [Taxonomy]  [Phylogeny]
Nov. 24-28 Thanksgiving Break.  Don't eat too much!!
Dec. 2 ECHINODERMATA ........ [Information]  [Taxonomy]  [Phylogeny]
HEMICHORDATA; .........
CHORDATA		 [Information]  [Taxonomy]  [Phylogeny]
Dec. 9 FINAL LAB PRACTICAL