Gerald D. Schmidt & Larry S. Roberts' Foundations of parasitology - Roberts, Larry S. 1935-; Schmidt, Gerald D. 1934- .; Janovy, John Jr. 1937- (New York, NY McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2009)
Introduction to parasitology -- Basic principles and concepts I : parasite systematics, ecology, and evolution -- Basic principles and concepts II : immunology and pathology -- Parasitic protozoa : form, function, and classification -- Kinetoplasta : trypanosomes and their kin -- Other flagellated protozoa -- The amebas -- Phylum apicomplexa : gregarines, coccidia, and related organisms -- Phylum apicomplexa : malaria organisms and piroplasms -- Phylum ciliophora : ciliated protistan parasites -- Microsporida and myxozoa : parasites with polar filaments -- The mesozoa : pioneers or degenerates? -- Introduction to phylum platyhelminthes -- Trematoda : aspidobothrea -- Trematoda : form, function, and classification of digeneans -- Digeneans : strigeiformes -- Digeneans : echinostomatiformes -- Digeneans : plagiorchiformes and opisthorchiformes -- Monogenoidea -- Cestoidea form, function, and classification of the tapeworms -- Tapeworms -- Phylum nematoda : form, function, and classification -- Nematodes : trichurida and dioctophymatida, enoplean parasites -- Nematodes : rhabditida, pioneering parasites -- Nematodes : strongylida, bursate rhabditians -- Nematodes : ascaridida, intestinal large roundworms -- Nematodes : oxyurida, the pinworms -- Nematodes : spirurida, a potpourri -- Nematodes : filaroidea, the filarial worms -- Nematodes : camallanina, the guinea worms and others -- Phylum nematomorpha, hairworms -- Phylum acanthocephala : thorny-headed worms -- Phylum arthropoda : form, function, and classification -- Parasitic crustaceans -- Phylum pentastomida : tongue worms -- Parasitic insects : mallophaga and anoplura, the lice -- Parasitic insects : hemiptera, the bugs -- Parasitic insects : siphonaptera, the fleas -- Parasitic insects : diptera, the flies -- Parasitic insects : strepsiptera, hymenoptera, and others -- Parasitic arachnids : subclass acari, the ticks and mites.
Earlier editions entered under Schmidt, Gerald D.
McGraw-Hill international edition.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Parasitology