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    An arthropod is an invertebrate animal with an exoskeleton, jointed limbs, and a segmented body. They are classified under the phylum Arthropoda, which includes insects, arachnids like spiders and mites, and crustaceans like crabs and shrimp. Arthropods get their name from the Greek words for "joint" and "foot". The phylum contains major classes like Insecta, Arachnida, Crustacea, and Myriapoda.

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    An arthropod is an invertebrate animal with an exoskeleton, jointed limbs, and a segmented body. They are classified under the phylum Arthropoda, which includes insects, arachnids like spiders and mites, and crustaceans like crabs and shrimp. Arthropods get their name from the Greek words for "joint" and "foot". The phylum contains major classes like Insecta, Arachnida, Crustacea, and Myriapoda.

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    An arthropod is an invertebrate animal with an exoskeleton, jointed limbs, and a segmented body. They are classified under the phylum Arthropoda, which includes insects, arachnids like spiders and mites, and crustaceans like crabs and shrimp. Arthropods get their name from the Greek words for "joint" and "foot". The phylum contains major classes like Insecta, Arachnida, Crustacea, and Myriapoda.

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    An arthropod is an invertebrate animal with an exoskeleton, jointed limbs, and a segmented body. They are classified under the phylum Arthropoda, which includes insects, arachnids like spiders and mites, and crustaceans like crabs and shrimp. Arthropods get their name from the Greek words for "joint" and "foot". The phylum contains major classes like Insecta, Arachnida, Crustacea, and Myriapoda.

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    Definition: An arthropod is a member of a phylum of of invertebrate animals that

    includes insects, arachnids (spiders and mites), and crustaceans (crabs, lobsters, pillbugs,
    shrimp, etc.). They are members of the phylum Arthropoda and are characterized by
    having exoskeletons and jointed appendages.

    This word comes from the Greek words arthron (joint) and podos (foot).

    invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of
    chitin

    CRUSTACEA
    MYRIAPODA
    ARACHNIDA
    INSECTA

    MINOR & EXTINCT


    CLASSES
    Onychophora
    Tardigrada
    Pentastomida
    Pycnogonida
    Trilobita

    CLASS MAIN BODY REGIONS PAIRS OF LEGS PAIRS OF ANTENNAE WINGS CRUSTACEA two
    - cephalothorax* and abdomen (some with head and trunk) five or more two absent MYRIAPODA two -
    head and trunk many - one or two per trunk segment one absent ARACHNIDA two - cephalothorax* and
    abdomen four none (though palps may resemble antennae or legs) absent INSECTA three - head, thorax
    and abdomen three one usually present (but many wingless forms)

    nephridium pl. nephridia


    [Gk. nephros, kidney]
    A tubular excretory structure found in many invertebrates.
    nephron ...
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    nephridium The excretory organ in þatworms and other invertebrates; a blind-ended


    tubule that expels waste through an excretory pore.
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    nephridium One of the segmentally arranged, paired excretory tubules of many


    invertebrates, notably the annelids.
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    nephridium
    (pl. nephridia) A primitive excretory organ present in many invertebrates, for example, the
    earthworm, in the form of a tube that opens at one end to the exterior. The other end may
    open into the coelom or may terminate in a flame cell.
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    nephridium One of the segmentally arranged, paired excretory tubules of many


    invertebrates, notably the annelids. In a broad sense, any tubule specialized for excretion
    and/or osmoregulation; with an external opening and with or without an internal opening.

    Domain: Eukaryota
    Kingdom: Animalia
    Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
    Superphylum: Ecdysozoa
    Phylum: Arthropoda

    Subphyla and Classes

    • Subphylum Trilobitomorpha
    o Trilobita – trilobites (extinct)
    • Subphylum Chelicerata
    o Arachnida – spiders, scorpions, etc.
    o Xiphosura – horseshoe crabs, etc.
    o Pycnogonida – sea spiders
    o Eurypterida – sea scorpions (extinct)
    • Subphylum Myriapoda
    o Chilopoda – centipedes
    o Diplopoda – millipedes
    o Pauropoda
    o Symphyla
    • Subphylum Hexapoda
    o Insecta – insects
    o Entognatha
    • Subphylum Crustacea
    o Branchiopoda – brine shrimp etc.
    o Remipedia
    o Cephalocarida – horseshoe shrimp
    o Maxillopoda – barnacles, fish lice, etc.
    o Ostracoda – seed shrimp
    o Malacostraca – lobsters, crabs, shrimp, etc

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