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Phyla included within Panarthropoda
Tardigrada, Onychophora, and Arthropoda
general characters shared in Phylum Panarthropoda
reduced coelom with hemocoel, open circulatory system which moves hemolymph, paired and ventrolateral walking appendages
Phylum under Panarthropoda known as water bears
Tardigrada
Characters of Tardigrades
microscopic, live on mosses, have muscular pharynx, generally dioecious, survive in extreme environments
walking appendages on Tardigrades
8 stubby unsegmented legs with claws at the ends
feeding method of Tardigrades
piercing mouthparts poke holes in plant cells and pharynx sucks out food
reproductive method of Tardigrades
females reproduce during ecdysis and lay eggs into cuticle shell
name for cuticle molting
ecdysis
Phylum under Panarthropoda known as velvet worms
Phylum Onychophora
characters shared by Onychophores
live in tropical forest, very old in fossil record, dioecious with live birth
characters shared between Onychophores and Arthropods
open circulatory system, large brain, molting cuticle
characters shared between Onychophores and Annelids
simple eyes, segmentally arranged nephridia
method for how Onychophore capture prey
shoot out a sticky mucus from slime glands to trap prey
respiratory system in Onychophores
breath through small respiratory pores spread across body
two types of live birth present in Onychophores
viviparous and ovoviviparous
live birth from placenta
viviparous birth
live birth where eggs hatch internally
ovoviviparous birth
Phylum under Panarthropoda that accounts for 80% of all animal species
Phylum Arthropoda
six key characters of Arthropods
exoskeleton, segmented bodies, jointed appendages, efficient respiration, highly developed sensory organs, efficient excretory system
three layers of an exoskeleton
endocuticle, exocuticle, and epicuticle