Invertebrate Zoology

Jean Baptiste Lamarck and Verms both coined the term invertebrate.

Invertebrate zoology is the branch of zoology that deal with the study of animals without backbone. The term invertebrate zoology was first coined by a biologist Robert A, Smith in 1949. He described the process of studying invertebrates as follows;

v  First, he observed that they were very small and and very large.

v  Second, he observed that invertebrate had great deal of ability to move around and change their bodies.

v  Third, he observed that invertebrate have remarkable ability to adapt to changes in tempreture and pressure.

v  Fourth, he observed that invertebrate can be found in many  different environments.

v  Fifth, He observed that invertebrates are highly adaptable and able to adapt to changing environmental conditions.

v  Six, he observed that invertebrates have great ability to changes their bodies.

v  At the end, he observed that invertebrates have a great ability to adapt to changing climates.

Invertebrates are very vast and diverse group of animals that’s include poriferia, cnidarian, Platyhelminthes, Annelida, Nematoda, Arthropoda, Echinodermata and Mollusca.