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Arthropod

Arthropod

(Science: biology, zoology) The largest phylum of the animal Kingdom, containing several million species. Arthropods are characterised by a rigid external skeleton, paired and jointed legs and a haemocoel. The phylum arthropoda includes the major classes insecta, crustacea, Myriapodia and arachnida.


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The Colin Leslie Dean species paradox

... like a cat, a dog, a mouse, or a tiger. All told, around 800,000 species have been identified in the Animal Kingdom -- most of them in the Arthropod phylum. In fact, some scientists believe that if we were to identify all species in the tropical rain forests the ranks of Arthropoda would ...

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Wed Jul 15, 2009 12:45 pm
 
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DNA replication, Cell division and Evolution

... Kingdon: Animalia Phylum: Annelida Worms Class: Polychaeta Polychaetes Phylum: Arthropoda Insects, Spiders, Millipedes, Crabs, Beetles Class: Arachnida Spiders, Scorpions Class: Insecta Ants, Bees Class: Malacostraca Crabs, Lobsters, ...

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Sun Jun 07, 2009 7:05 am
 
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Re: Spider

Spiders are air-breathing chelicerate arthropods that have two body segments, eight legs, and no chewing mouth parts. About 40,000 species have been identified. In spider's bodies the usual arthropod segments are fused into two tagmata, the ...

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by canalon
Thu Oct 23, 2008 7:02 pm
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: Spider
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Re: Spider

Spiders are air-breathing chelicerate arthropods that have two body segments, eight legs, and no chewing mouth parts. About 40,000 species have been identified. In spider's bodies the usual arthropod segments are fused into two tagmata, the ...

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by MichaelXY
Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:45 am
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: Spider
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