Arthropod Diversity

Subphylum Trilobitomorpha

Trilobita +

Subphylum Chelicerata

Class Merostomata

Horseshoe crabs

Class Arachnida

Spiders,  ticks, mites

Class PycnogonidaPycnogonida--sea spiders

Subphylum Mandibulata

Class Hexapoda

Hexapods--insects

Class Myriapoda

Order Chilopoda--centipedes

Order Diplopoda--millipedes

Class Crustacea

Crustaceans

 

You will need to know the above classification scheme before the semester is over. You will also need to know some of the attributes of each of the above taxa for this week's quiz. You should read Chapter 14, on the arthropods, in the text.