Invertebrate biology

lbio1230  2025-2026  Louvain-la-Neuve

Invertebrate biology
4.00 credits
10.0 h + 40.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Dallemagne Matthew (compensates Rees Jean-François); Rees Jean-François;
Language
French
Prerequisites
To follow this course, it is necessary to master the knowledge and skills developed in the course LBIO1112
Content
This course addresses the evolution and diversity of non-vertebrate animals. After an introduction on the protists, it reviews clades resulting from animal evolution (porifers, cnidarians, platyhelminthes, rotifers, nematodes, molluscs, and arthropods).
Teaching methods
Online multimedia course
Practical work including dissections and observations of biological material under the microscope.
Evaluation methods
Continuous assessment during practical sessions
Exam of practical work
Open book theoretical exam 
Online resources
The online course is available on the platform www.zoologie.be
Bibliography
Invertebrates. Brusca & Brusca; Sinauer Associates; 2003
Classification phylogénétique du vivant. Lecointre, Le Guyader, Visset; Belin; 2017
Teaching materials
  • Les non-vertébrés: diversité et évolution
Faculty or entity


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Title of the programme
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Credits
Prerequisites
Learning outcomes
Minor in Scientific Culture

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