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tagmata consisted of
head
thorax
pygidium
Trilobita
all extinct
Trilobita spp
25,000 all extinct
when were Trilobita present
Cambrian
wiped out in
end-Permian extinction event
Trilobita body plan
3 lobed body
1 pair antennae
1 pair compound eyes
what type of limbs
biramous
coxal endites of trilobita
spiny
what did the mouthpart of trilobita occupy
length of underbody
limbs varied in morphology, showing
most trilobites were detrivorous or predatory mfs
Crustaceans
non hexapod pancrustacea
Crustaceans spp
70000
Crustaceans habitat
mostly marine, many freshwater, some terrestrial
what phylum includes heaviest land invertebrate
Crustaceans
Crustaceans head
5 pairs of appendages
covered by a shield
compound eyes of Crustaceans
stalked (mobile) or sessile (flat on head)
what does the head-shield extend backwards as
carapace
feeding appendages
maxillipeds
walking legs
pereopods
sexes of crustaceans
separate sexes
reproduce sexually
exceptions sexes of crustaceans
hermaphroditic barnacles
cyclically parthenogenetic cladocerans
sexual reproduction
direct transfer of sperm
no free-spawning
modified limbs for
transferring sperm
gonopods
female crustaceans do what with eggs
frequently brood
their eggs
cleavage
intralecithal, spiral or radial
unique larval stage Crustaceans
nauplius
nauplius characteristics
three pairs of appendages
naupliar eye
Crustaceans egg characteristics
very yolky eggs