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Syllabus :
Semester I
Module I 4hrs
Introduction: Classification of organisms- two kingdom system, three kingdom system, four
kingdom system, five kingdom system.
Kingdom Protista- general features and classification: Phylum Rhizopoda eg. Entamoeba,
Phylum Dinoflagellata eg. Noctiluca , Phylum Parabasalia eg. Trichonympha, Phylum
Ciliophora eg.Paramecium.
Phylum Apicomplexa eg. Plasmodium- life history and pathogenicity (self study).

Module II 5hrs
Kingdom Animalia : Salient features, levels of organization- cellular, tissue, organ and organ
system. Branches- Mesozoa, Parazoa and Eumetazoa-radiata and bilateria- Protostomia and
Deuterostomia; acoelomata, pseudo coelomata and eucoelomata- schizocoela and
enterocoela; body segmentation- metamerism and pseudometamerism.
Phylum Porifera: general characters (self study), classification up to classes- Class Calcarea
eg. Sycon, Class Hexactinellida eg. Euplectella, Class. Desmospongiae eg. Spongilla.
Phylum Cnidaria: general Characters (self study), classification up to classes, Class Hydrozoa
eg. Obelia, Physalia , Class Scyphozoa eg. Aurelia (mention larval stage), class Anthozoa eg
Sea anemone

Module III 9hrs
Phylum Platyhelminthes: general characters (self study), classification up to classes- Class
Turbellaria eg. Bipalium, Class Cestoda eg. Taenia Solium, Class Trematoda e.g. Fasciola.
Phylum Nematoda: general characters (self study), classification up to classes- Class
Secernentea (Phasmida) eg. Ascaris, Class Adenophorea (Aphasmida) eg. Trichinella.
Phylum Annelida : general characters (self study), classification up to classes- Class
Polychaeta eg. Neries (mention parapodium, heteroneries), Class Oligochaeta eg. earthworm
(mention vermiculture), Class Hirudinea eg. Hirudinaria.
Phylum Mollusca: General characters (self study), classification up to classes- Class
Aplacohophora eg. Neomenia, Class Monoplacophora e.g. Neopilina, Class Bivalvia eg. pearl
oyster, Class Gastropoda eg.Pila , Class Cephalopoda eg. Sepia , class Scaphopoda eg.
Dentalium.
Phylum Onychophora : General characters, eg. Peripatus.

Module IV 15hrs
Phylum Arthropoda: General characters (self study), classification up to classes-
Suphylum Trilobitomorpha- Class Merostomata eg. Limulus, Class Arachnida eg. scorpion,
Class Pycnogonida eg. Nymphon; Subphylum Mandibulata- Class Crustacea eg. prawn
(detailed study), Sacculina, Class chilopoda eg. Scolopendra, Class Symphyla e.g.
Scutigeralla, Class Diplopoda eg.Spirostreptus, Class Pauropoda eg. Pauropus, Class Insecta
eg.Cockroach (self study- external characters mouth parts, digestive system), mosquitoes-
Anopheles, Culex and Aedes - pathogenicity of mosquitoes. Pest of paddy - Leptocorisa and
Spodoptera, Coconut palm Oryctes rhinoceros and Eriophid mite, stored food grains -
Sitophylus oryzae and Triholium.

Module V 3hrs
Phylum Echinodermata: General characters (self study), classificationcn- Class Asteroidea
eg. sea star, Class Ophiuroidea eg. brttle star, Class Echinoidea eg. sea urchin, Class.
Holothuroidea eg. Sea cucumber, Class Crinoidea eg. sea lily (mention larval stages)


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