Class Arachnida Flashcards
Class Arachnida includes the ff:
king crab
spiders
scorpions
ticks and mites
General Characteristics of Class Arachnida
Wingless. Head, thorax, and abdomen are not defined. They feed on tissue fluids by means of sucking pharynx.
4 main body parts of Class Arachnids
- Gnasthosoma
- Propodosoma
- Metapodosoma
- Opisthosoma
bears the mouthparts and the plate that bears it, the capitulum or gnathobases
Gnasthosoma
Gnasthosoma bears the mouthparts and the plate that bears it is called
capitulum or gnathobases
bears the first and second pairs of legs
Propodosoma
Bears the third and fourth parts of legs.
Metapodosoma
posterior part behind the fourth pair of legs, the abdomen
Opisthosoma
Two main body parts of Class Arachnids
- Prosoma
a. Gnathosoma (mouthparts)
b. Podosoma (bears the legs) - Opisthosoma (abdomen part)
a. Prosoma and opisthosoma = idiosoma
Two types of Prosoma
Gnathosoma (mouthparts)
Podosoma (bears the legs)
mouthparts
Gnathosoma
bears the legs
Podosoma
abdomen part
Opisthosoma
idiosoma
prosoma and opisthosoma
The mouthparts of arachnids are composed of the following:
Chelicerae
Hypostome
Pedipalps or palpi
a pair of cutting structures
Chelicerae
median structure with recurved teeth for anchorage
Hypostome
segmented appendages lateral to the chelicerae
Pedipalps or palpi
Stages of development of Class Arachnida:
- Egg – oval or spherical
- Larva - with 3 pairs of legs
-
Nymph – with 4 pairs of legs without sexual organs. May have 2-3 nymphal instars before developing into an adult.
a) Protonymph –first instar
b) Deutonymph – second instar
c) Tritonymp – third instar - Adult – with 4 pairs of legs and well developed sexual organs
Three orders of veterinary importance of Class Arachnids
- Acarina – ticks and mites
- Araneida – spiders
- Scorpionidea – scorpions
ticks and mites
Acarina –
spiders
Araneida
scorpions
Scorpionidea
Four Sub-orders of Veterinary Importance under Order Acarina:
- Ixodoidea – ticks
- Mesostigmata – mites
- Trombidiformes – mites
- Sarcoptiformes – mites