Arthropoda Quiz Flashcards
What does Arthro mean?
joint
What does poda mean?
podium; appendage
What group comes after Arthropoda?
Myriapoda
What does Myriapoda mean?
ten thousand legs
What tagmta does myriapoda have?
Cephalon and trunk
What is a cephalen?
head
What is the tagmata of an arthropoda?
clephalen
thorax
abdomen
What characteristics do arthropodas have?
exoskelaten made of chitin
Jointed apendage
segmented body
What two groups come out of myriapodas?
Diplopoda
Chilopoda
What is a diplopoda?
4 legs/segment
millipedes
What is a chilopoda?
2 legs/segment
centipedes
What is chilo mean?
lips
What order comes after Myriapoda?
Chelicerata
What is unique about Chelicerata?
fangs and pedipalps
4 pairs of walking legs
What is the Chelicerata tagmata?
abdomin
chephalothorax
What is a chephalothorax?
head and thorax connected
What three groups branch from Chelicerata?
Aracnida
Merostomata
Pycogoni
What animal is aracnida?
spiders