Invertebrate zoology
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Invertebrate zoology is the biological discipline that involves the study of invertebrates.
As invertebrates account for 97% of all animal species, this subdivision of zoology has many further subdivisions including but not limited to:
- Arachnology - the study of spiders and other arachnids
- Entomology - the study of insects
- Malacology - the study of mollusks
- Carcinology - the study of crustaceans
- Invertebrate paleontology - the study of extinct invertebrates
These divisions may be further divided into more specific specialties. For example, within arachnology, acarology is the study of mites and ticks; within entomology, lepidoptery is the study of butterflies and moths.
