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Phylum Arthropoda: Animals With Coelom Which Is Reduce and Modified

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PHYLUM ARTHROPODA

 Arthropods are commonly known as Jointed-legs.


 Body of arthropods divided in to three distinct region Head, Thorax and Abdomen, but
in some (prawn and crab) Head and Thorax are fused together called Cephalothorax.
 Arthropods are Bilaterally Symmetrical, Triploblastic, Metamerically Segmented
Animals with Coelom which is reduce and modified.
 Animals that shows metamerism with tagmatization, a jointed exoskeleton and a ventral
nervous system.
 Chitinous Exoskeleton that provide support and protection and is modified to form
sensory structure.
 Excretion takes place by Malpighian Tubules.
 Respiration by Gills in aquatic form, Trachea in insects and Book lungs in scorpion.
 Complete digestive tract, mouth and anus lies at opposite ends of the body.
 Arthropods have many open spaces in which body fluid and blood (cells) is mixed called
Haemocoel.
 Arthropods have Open Circulatory System with dorsal heart and arteries but without
capillaries).
 Shedding of old exoskeleton and forming new called Molting (Ecdysis) by the action of
hormone (Ecdysone) which release from (Prothoracic gland).
 Metamorphosis
 Complete metamorphosis (Egg---Larva---Pupa---Adult). Eg: Butterfly
 Incomplete metamorphosis (Egg---Nymph---Adult). Eg: Grasshopper, Silver fish
 Study of insects called Entomology.
 Insects having wings for flight called Pterygota. Eg: Mosquito
 Insects having no wings called A-Pterygota. Eg: Silver fish
 Forming (culturing) of honey bee called Apiculture.
 Forming of silk worm (Bombex mori) called Sericulture.

Dr. Santosh Kumar


CLASSIFICATION OF THE PHYLUM ARTHROPODA

1. Sub-phylum: Trilobitomorpha:
 Marine, all extinct, lived from Cambrian to Carboniferous periods.
 Body is divided into three longitudinal lobes, Head, Thorax and Abdomen present.
 One pair of antennae and biramous appendages.

2. Sub-phylum: Chelicerata:
 Body usually divided into prosoma (cephalothorax) and opisthosoma (abdomen).
 The prosoma is a sensory, feeding and locomotor tagma. Paired appendages
attached to the prosoma. The first pair of appendages are Chelicerae. The second
pair of appendages are Pedipalps.
 Posterior to the prosoma is the opisthosoma, which contain digestive, reproductive,
excretory and respiratory organ.

a) Class: Merostomata:
 Marine, with book gills on opisthosoma.
 Two sub-classes: a) Eurpterida: group of extinct arthropods called giant water
scorpion. b) Xiphosura: the horseshoe crabs.
Eg: Limulus (King crab)

b) Class: Arachnida:
 Mostly terrestrial, with book lungs, trachea or both.
 Usually four pairs of walking legs in adult.
Eg: Spider, Scorpion, Ticks, Mites, Harvestmen.

c) Class: Pycnogonida:
 Reduce abdomen, no special respiratory or excretory structure.
 Four to six pairs of walking legs.
Eg: Sea spider

3. Sub-phylum: Crustacea:
 Most aquatic, head with two pairs of antennae.
 One pair of mandibles and two pairs of maxillae.
 Biramous appendages.

a) Class: Remipedia:
 Cave-dwelling crustaceans from the Caribbean, Indian Ocean and Australia.
 Body with approximately 30 segments that bear uniform.
 Biramous appendages.

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b) Class: Cephalocarida:
 Marine, Small (3mm), crustaceans with uniform, leaf like,
 Triramous appendages.

c) Class: Branchiopoda:
 Flattened, leaf like appendages used in respiration, filter feeding, locomotion.
 Found mostly in fresh water.
Eg: Fairy shrimp, Brine shrimp, Clam shrimp, Water fleas.

d) Class: Malacostraca:
 Appendages possibly modification for crawling, feeding, swimming.
Eg: Lobsters, Cray fish, Crabs, Shrimps, Isopods (terrestrial), Prawn,

e) Class: Maxillopoda:
 Five head, six thoracic and four abdominal somites plus a telson.
 Thoracic segments variously fused with the head, abdominal segments lack
typical appendages and abdomen often reduce.
Eg: Barnacles, Copepods.

4. Sub-phylum: Myriapoda:
 Body is divided into Head and Trunk.
 Four pairs of head appendages.
 Uniramous appendages.

a) Class: Diplopoda:
 Two pairs of legs per apparent segment, body usually round section.
Eg: Millipedes.
b) Class: Chliopoda:
 One pair of legs per segment, body oval in cross section.
Eg: Millipedes.

5. Sub-phylum: Hexapoda:
 Body divided into Head, Thorax and Abdomen.
 Five pairs of head appendages.
 Three pairs of uniramous appendages on the thorax.
Eg: Insects and their relatives.

Dr. Santosh Kumar


ORDERS OF CLASS HEXAPODA

Sub-class: A-Pterygota: Insects having no wings.


1. Thysanura: (Silverfish, Firebrate, Bristle tail)
2. Protura: (Telson tail)
3. Diplura: (Two Pronged Bristle-tails)
4. Collembola: (Springtails, Snow fleas)
a. Suborder: (Arthropleona)
b. Suborder: (Symphypleona)

Sub-class: Pterygota: Insects having wings for flight.

Division: Exopterygota (Hemimatabola):


5. Ephemeroptera: (Mayflies)
6. Odonata: (Dragonflies, Damselflies)
a. Suborder: Anisoptera
b. Suborder: Zygoptera
7. Plecoptera: (Stoneflies, Salmoflies, Perlids)
8. Grylloblatodea: (Grylloblattids)
9. Orthoptera: (Straight wings) Grasshopper, locust, cricket)
a. Suborder: Ensifera
b. Suborder: Caelifera
10. Phasmida: (Stick-Insects, leaf insects)
11. Dermaptera: (Earwigs)
12. Embioptera: (Web Spinners)
13. Dictyoptera: (Cockroaches, Mantids)
a. Suborder: Blattaria
b. Suborder: Mantodea
14. Isoptera: (Termites or White ants)
15. Zoraptera: (Ninute Lice)
16. Psocoptera: (Bark and Book Lice)
17. Mallophaga: (Biting Lice)
18. Siphunculata (Anoplura): (Sucking Lice)
19. Hemiptera: (True Bugs)
20. Thysanoptera: (Thirps)
21. Hetroptera: (Painted bugs, Rice black bud)
22. Homoptera: (Jassids, Aphids, White flies, Mealy Bugs, leafhoppers)

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Division: Endopterygota (Holometabola)
23. Neuropter: (Lace wings, Net winged insects, Antlions, Snake flies, Alderflies,
Dobson flies)
24. Coleoptera: (Beetles, Weevils)
25. Strepsiptera: (Stylopids or twisted wing parasites)
26. Mecoptera: (Scorpionflies)
27. Siphonaptera: (Fleas)
28. Diptera (Two wings): True Flies, Mosquito
29. Lepidoptera: (Butterflies, Moths)
30. Trichoptera: (Caddis Flies)
31. Hymenoptera: (Ants, Bees, Wasps, Saw flies)

Dr. Santosh Kumar

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