chapter 1. The diversity and natural history of chondrichthyan fishes / Gregor M. Cailliet and David A. Ebert -- chapter 2. Athena and the evolution of adaptive immunity / Helen Dooley -- chapter 3. Shark reproduction, immune system development and maturation : a review / Lynn L. Rumfelt -- chapter 4. Sites of immune cell production in elasmobranch fishes : lymphomyeloid tissues and organs / Carl A. Luer, Catherine J. Walsh, and A.B. Bodine -- chapter 5. Elasmobranch blood cells / Ashley N. Haines and Jill E. Arnold -- chapter 6. Leukocyte function in elasmobranch species : phagocytosis, chemotaxis, and cytotoxicity / Catherine J. Walsh and Carl A. Luer -- chapter 7. Cytokines of cartilaginous fish / C.J. Secombes, J. Zou, and S. Bird -- chapter 8. Shark complement : genes, proteins and function / Sylvia L. Smith and Masaru Nonaka -- chapter 9. MHC molecules of cartilaginous fishes / Simona Bartl and Masaru Nonaka -- chapter 10. Considering V(D)J recombination in the shark / Ellen Hsu -- chapter 11. Shark immunoglobulin light chains / Michael F. Criscitiello -- chapter 12. Shark t-cell receptors / Michael F. Criscitiello -- chapter 13. The shark-family (cartilaginous fish) immunogenome / Byrappa Venkatesh and Yuko Ohta -- chapter 14. In vitro culture of elasmobranch cells / Catherine J. Walsh and Carl A. Luer -- chapter 15. Antimicrobial molecules of sharks and other elasmobranchs : a review / Nichole Hinds Vaughan and Sylvia L. Smith -- chapter 16. Shark-derived immunomodulators / Liza Merly and Sylvia L. Smith.