![invertebrate zoology researchers on a rocky beach looking at specimens](/sites/biodiversity/files/styles/21_9_placeholder_/public/images/2021/34067617104_b7a0f5f43e_k.jpeg?h=b14dda74&itok=sekN2RXY)
Invertebrate Zoology
Invertebrate zoology conducts research, research training and graduate education on the world’s animals without backbones — their global diversity, evolution, geography, genomics, and morphology.
![lepidurus packardi](/sites/biodiversity/files/styles/7_5_placeholder_/public/images/2022/Lepidurus%20packardi2.JOLESEN.jpg?h=1c587b87&itok=x6nWGRCC)
Research
Major areas of research in Invertebrate Zoology include investigations into the diversity, morphology, systematics, phylogeny, and biogeography of marine and freshwater invertebrates, including parasitic taxa.
FEATURED RESEARCH TOPICS
![tapeworm](/sites/biodiversity/files/images/2022/comp.png)