Arthropoda

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created by Webster 1913
(idea) by melodrame (4.4 y) (print)   (I like it!) 1 C! Sun Nov 26 2000 at 0:16:42
Phylum Arthropoda:

Arthropoda means "jointed feet".

General characteristics of Arthropods:

  • segmentation
  • hard exoskeleton: The exoskeleton protects the animal and provides points of attachment for the muscles that move the appendages.
  • jointed appendages: This diversifies their body plan; allowing their appendages for walking, feeding, sensory reception, copulation and defense.
  • open circulatory system

Phylum Arthropoda comprises of the following subgroups and some major classes:

*added by LadySun
(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Tue Dec 21 1999 at 21:54:43

Ar*throp"o*da (#), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. joint + -poda.] Zool.

A large division of Articulata, embracing all those that have jointed legs. It includes Insects, Arachnida, Pychnogonida, and Crustacea.

-- Ar*throp"o*dal (#), a.

 

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