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<p>Contributors ix</p> <p>Foreword xi<br /> <i>Joel Sartore</i></p> <p>Preface xiii<br /> <i>Gregory A. Lewbart</i></p> <p>Acknowledgment xv<br /> <i>Gregory A. Lewbart</i></p> <p><b>Chapter 1. Introduction 1<br /> </b><i>Gregory A. Lewbart</i></p> <p><b>Chapter 2. Porifera 7<br /> </b><i>Gregory A. Lewbart</i></p> <p><b>Chapter 3. Jellyfishes (Ctenophora and Scyphozoa) 33<br /> </b><i>Michael K. Stoskopf and Kate S. Freeman</i></p> <p><b>Chapter 4. Anemones (Actinaria) 51<br /> </b><i>Michael K. Stoskopf</i></p> <p><b>Chapter 5. Octocorallia, Hexacorallia, Scleractinia, and Other Corals 65<br /> </b><i>Michael K. Stoskopf, Lori S. Westmoreland, and Gregory A. Lewbart</i></p> <p><b>Chapter 6. Coral Reef Aquarium Husbandry and Health 107<br /> </b><i>Wade Lehmann Copyrighted Material</i></p> <p><b>Chapter 7. Turbellarians 129<br /> </b><i>Michael S. Bodri</i></p> <p><b>Chapter 8. Gastropods 151<br /> </b><i>Roxanna Smolowitz, Shane Boylan, and Gregory A. Lewbart</i></p> <p><b>Chapter 9. Cephalopods 177<br /> </b><i>Joseph M. Scimeca, Gregory J. Barord, and Gregory A. Lewbart</i></p> <p><b>Chapter 10. Bivalves 203<br /> </b><i>Jay F. Levine, Mac Law, and Tal Ben‐Horin</i></p> <p><b>Chapter 11. Chitons 235<br /> </b><i>Katharina B. Hagen</i></p> <p><b>Chapter 12. Annelids 249<br /> </b><i>Gregory A. Lewbart</i></p> <p><b>Chapter 13. Horseshoe Crabs 283<br /> </b><i>Stephen A. Smith</i></p> <p><b>Chapter 14. Spiders 301<br /> </b><i>Romain Pizzi and Benjamin Kennedy</i></p> <p><b>Chapter 15. Scorpions 349<br /> </b><i>Fredric L. Frye</i></p> <p><b>Chapter 16. Crustaceans 367<br /> </b><i>Amy L. Hancock‐Ronemus, Melanie Buote, and Gregory A. Lewbart</i></p> <p><b>Chapter 17. Myriapods (Centipedes and Millipedes) 399<br /> </b><i>John R. Chitty</i></p> <p><b>Chapter 18. Insects 413<br /> </b><i>John E. Cooper, Sarah Pellett, and Michelle O’Brien</i></p> <p><b>Chapter 19. Honey Bees 439<br /> </b><i>Nicolas Vidal-Naquet and Christopher J. Cripps</i></p> <p><b>Chapter 20. Butterfly Houses 521<br /> </b><i>John E. Cooper and Ian J. Gordon</i></p> <p><b>Chapter 21. Nematodes 537<br /> </b><i>Michael S. Bodri</i></p> <p><b>Chapter 22. Chaetognaths (Arrowworms) 563<br /> </b><i>Laura Foster and Gregory A. Lewbart</i></p> <p><b>Chapter 23. Echinoderms 579<br /> </b><i>Craig A. Harms</i></p> <p><b>Chapter 24. Urochordates 599<br /> </b><i>Robert S. Bakal and Gregory A. Lewbart</i></p> <p><b>Chapter 25. Diagnostic Techniques and Sample Handling 615<br /> </b><i>Ilze K. Berzins, Roxanna Smolowitz, and Gregory A. Lewbart</i></p> <p><b>Chapter 26. Neoplasia 631<br /> </b><i>Alisa L. Newton, Roxanna M. Smolowitz, Taylor L. Reynolds, and Esther C. Peters</i></p> <p><b>Chapter 27. Euthanasia 645<br /> </b><i>Michael J. Murray</i></p> <p><b>Chapter 28. Laws and Regulations 651<br /> </b><i>Margaret E. Cooper</i></p> <p><b>Chapter 29. Invertebrate Animal Welfare 669<br /> </b><i>Trevor T. Zachariah</i></p> <p><b>Chapter 30. Invertebrate Health Issues in Conservation 677<br /> </b><i>Timothy R. New</i></p> <p><b>Chapter 31. Sources of Invertebrates and Supplies 693<br /> </b><i>R. Kent Passingham</i></p> <p><b>Chapter 32. Reportable Diseases of Invertebrates 701<br /> </b><i>Gregory A. Lewbart</i></p> <p><b>Chapter 33. Drug Formulary 703<br /> </b><i>Megan L. Cabot and Gregory A. Lewbart</i></p> <p>Index 717</p>

<p><b>The editor</b></p> <p><b>Gregory A. Lewbart, MS, VMD, Dipl. ACZM, Dipl. ECZM (Zoo Health Mgt.) </b>is Professor of Aquatic, Wildlife, and Zoological Medicine in the Department of Clinical Sciences at the College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC, USA.

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