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ARTHROPODA (III): General features (cont.) (Crustacea study images,
other arthropod study images;
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| Trait | Chelicerata | Trilobitomorpha | Crustacea | Uniramia |
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| 2: cephalothorax (=prosoma),
abdomen (=opisthosoma) |
3: head, thorax, abdomen (=pygidium) |
2: head, trunk (primitive) or
3: head, thorax, abdomen (derived) |
2: head, trunk (Myriapoda) or
3: head, thorax, abdomen (Insecta) | |
| | prosoma] | | head] | | head] | | head] | |
| Acron- Pr** | | none | | none | | none | | none |
| Segment #1- De** | | (lost) | | antennae | | first antennae | | antennae |
| Segment #2- Tr** | | *+ chelicerae | | * head leg** | | second antennae | | (lost)*** |
| Segment #3 | | * pedipalps/legs | | head leg** | | * mandible | | * mandible |
| Segment #4 | | oviger/legs | | head leg** | | first maxilla | | maxilla |
| Segment #5 | | legs | thoracic leg** | | second maxilla | | labium/maxilla |
| Segment #6 | | legs | thoracic leg | thoracic leg | thoracic leg |
| Segment #7 | | legs | thoracic leg | thoracic leg | thoracic leg |
| Segment #8 | abdomen limbs
(if present) |
thoracic leg | thoracic leg | thoracic leg |
| in embryo | A*2 | 1*2 | 1*2 | 1*2 |
| in adult: | A*2+ or 2*3 | 1*2 | 2*3 | 1*3 |
| + mouth position in
Pycnogonida only |
** thoracic-like | *** transitory in Symphyla | ||
Copyright (c) 2011 by A. Richard Palmer. All rights reserved.
(revised Dec. 30, 2010)