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- Invertebrate Recources on the Internet (article)This article from the ILAR (Institute for Laboratory Animal Research) Journal lists a number of internet resources. Author: Stephen A. Smith
Invertebrate Resources on the Internet ILAR J (2011) 52 (2): 165-174 doi:10.1093/ilar.52.2.165
PubMed ID: 21709309
Marine Invertebrates - Reference Books
Encyclopedia of marine invertebrates by Call Number: URI Ref. QL362 .E53 1982 PELL Ref. QL362 .E539 1982ISBN: 0876664958Organized by taxonomic group. Well illustrated, in color.
Free-living freshwater protozoa : a colour guide by Call Number: URI Ref QL366.5 P37 2003ISBN: 0470235675- Marine animals of southern New England and New York by Call Number: URI Ref. QL155 .W45 1995ISBN: 0942081064Keys to species, and each species illustrated.
Pennak's freshwater invertebrates of the United States : Porifera to Crustacea / Douglas Grant Smith by
Call Number: URI Ref. QL365.365 .S65 2001ISBN: 0471358371 (cloth : alk. paper)Organized by taxonomic group. Keys to identification. Illustrated in black and white and color. Some anatomical diagrams.
The New Encyclopedia of Aquatic Life by Call Number: URI Ref. QL120 N49 2004ISBN: 97808160511992 vol. Illustrated catalogue of water animals from dolphins and whales through marine and freshwater fish to corals and other primitive life includes descriptions of physical characteristics, life cycles and reproductive behavior, and survival status.
Shells and Mollusks - Reference Books
- A field guide to shells : Atlantic and Gulf coasts and the West Indies by Call Number: URI Ref. QL416 .A22 1995ISBN: 0395697808Range, habitat, descriptions and color photographs are provided for each species.
The Book of Shells by Call Number: URI Ref. QL405 H255 2010ISBN: 9780226315775A guide to six hundred mollusk shells, each chosen to convey the range of shapes and sizes that occur across a range of species. Each shell is shown in actual size, in full color, and is accompanied by an explanation of the shell’s range, distribution, abundance, habitat, and operculum.
Corals - Reference Books
- Reef Corals of the World: Biology and Field Guide by Call Number: URI Ref. QL377 .C5 W66 1983ISBN: 0876668090Coral anatomy, descriptions of living coral and skeletons. Organized by family. Color photographs.
- Staghorn Corals of the World by Call Number: URI Ref. QL377 C7 W245 1999ISBN: 0643063919"The reef-building coral genus Acropora worldwide is reviewed and revised on the bases of skeletal morphology and field characteristics, using new data from a specimen database of 15,5000 specimens from around 800 sites."