The aim of this open access book is to facilitate the identification and description of the different organs as well as pathogens and diseases affecting the most representative species of cephalopods focussed on Sepia officinalis, Loligo vulgaris and Octopus vulgaris. These species are valuable 'morphotype' models and belong to the taxonomic groups Sepioidea, Myopsida and Octopoda, which include most of the species with a high market value and aquaculture potential. The study is based on photographs at macroscopic and histological level in order to illustrate the role of the most important pathogens and related diseases from the view of a pathological diagnosis. The reader is able to familiarize with functional anatomy, necropsy and general histology of adults and paralarvae, as well as with the identification of different pathogens and pathologies. This work is thus an invaluable guide for the diagnosis of cephalopod diseases. Besides including pathogens for non-European cephalopod species, it also provides a useful contribution encouraging marine pathologists, parasitologists, veterinarians and those involved in fishery sanitary assessments, aquarium maintenance and aquaculture practices aiming to increase their knowledge about the pathology of cephalopods.

1. Introduction

2. Importance of Cephalopod health and welfare for the commercial sector
Part I: Functional anatomy and histology
3 Functional anatomy: Macroscopic anatomy and post-mortem examination
4. Functional histology: The tissues of the common coleoid cephalopods.- 5. Tissues of paralarvae and juvenile cephalopods
Part II: Pathogens and related diseases
6. Cephalopod diseases caused by fungi and Labyrinthulomycetes
7. Virus and virus-like particles affecting cephalopods
8. Bacteria affecting cephalopods
9. Protist (Coccidian) and related diseases
10 Protist (Ciliates) and related diseases
11. Dicyemids
12 Metazoa and related diseases
13 Aquarium maintenance related diseases
14 Regeneration and healing
15 Other disorders
16 Cephalopod Senescence and Parasitology
17 Pathogens and related diseases in other non-European cephalopods: Central and South America
18 Pathogens and related diseases in other non-European cephalopods:Asia. A Preliminary review.