Lecture 25: Arthropoda II Flashcards
Myriopoda subphylum?
millipedes and centipedes
3+ pairs of legs
Direct development
All terrestrial
Class Diplopoda?
Milipedes
Detritivorous or herbivorous
Two pairs of legs for segments
Class chilopoda?
Centipedes carnivores 1 pair of legs per segment poison claws lipfoot nibbas
Subphylum Chelicerata?
horseshoe crabs, scorpions, spiders, mites and their relatives
Cheliserae as main mouth part (inject venom)
Body plan chelicerata?
cephalothorax
abdomen
Cephalothorax?
6 pairs of limbs, 4 pairs of legs, cheliserae, pedipalps, eyes
Abdomen?
Guts and sex organs wink wink
might or might not bear appendages
Class arachnida?
spiders, mites, scorpions, etc. Fluid feeding preds ocelli separate sexes booklungs
Order aranea
Booklungs and/or trachae
spinnerets
maternal care
Poison glands chelicerae
Order scorpiones
pedipalps modified as pincers Crush or sting prey externally digest, drink fluid Hatchlings carried on back Stinger
Order acari?
Mites Ball wit legs heh 2 or 3 segmented chelicerae 0-2 ocelli pairs Most economically important arachnids
Class Xiphosura?
Horseshoe crabs
Compound eyes
Book gills for gas exchange
Class Xiphosura?
Horseshoe crabs
Compound eyes
Book gills for gas exchange
Long terminal spine