Ch. 9 Suggested reading

Chaetognatha
Suggested reading

Alvariño A. 1965. Chaetognatha. Oceanogr. Mar. Biol. Ann. Rev., 3:115-194.
A good detailed synthesis of systematics, biology, and ecology.

Alvariño A. 1967. The Chaetognatha of the Naga Expedition (1959-1961) in the South China Sea and the Gulf of Thailand. Part 1- Systematics. Naga Rep., 4(2):1-197.
Good descriptions and illustrations of numerous species.

Bone Q., Kapp H., Pierrot-Bults A.C., eds. 1991. The Biology of chaetognaths. Oxford Sci. Publ., pp. 1-173.
State of knowledge of various aspects of the biology of chaetognaths, written by specialists. The reader is advised to consult this book before studying these organisms.

Furnestin M.-L. 1957. Chaetognathes et zooplancton du secteur atlantique marocain. Rev. Trav. Inst. Pêches Marit., 21:1-356.
Analysis of the bological cycle and seasonal relationships with hydrology of the species off Morocco, based on 7 years of data.

Hyman L.H. 1959. The enterocoelous coelomates phylum Chaetognatha. In "The Invertebrates: smaller coelomate groups", 5, Chapter 16, McGraw-Hill, New York. pp. 1-71.
Detailed review of the morphology, anatomy, biology, and embryology of the chaetognaths.

Mazzoni H.L. 1990. Chaetognatha del Mar Argentino: ciclos estacionales de la distribución espacial y otros aspectos ecológicos. Ph. D. Diss., Univ. Buenos Aires, pp. 1-202.
Abundance, distribution and life cycles of chaetognaths from Argentine shelf waters based on extensive monthly cruises covering an entire year.

McLelland J.A. 1989. An illustrated key to the Chaetognatha of the Northern Gulf of Mexico with notes on their distribution. Gulf Res. Rep., 8:145-172.
Identification of the chaetognaths from the Gulf of Mexico; most of these species are also present in the South Atlantic.

Michel H.B. 1984. Chaetognatha of the Caribbean Sea and adjacent areas. U.S. Dept. Commerce, NOAA Techn. Rep., NMSF Circ. 15, pp. 1-33.
Keys, illustrations, and comments on the ecology and distribution of numerous species.

Ritter-Záhony R. Von. 1911. Revision der Chaetognathen. Deutsche Südpolar-Exp. 1901-1903, 13(Zool. 5):1-71.
Description of numerous species.

Tokioka T. 1965. The taxonomical outline of Chaetognatha. Publ. Seto Mar. Biol. Lab., 12:335-357.
Proposal of a new taxonomic system for the Chaetognatha.