Arthropods
COMMENTS:
• Bilaterally symmetrical, primitively coelomate,Segmented protostomes.
•Coelom reduced to the portions of the reproductive & excreatory systems.
•Body segments primitively associated with one pair of jointed appendages.
•Body divided into two or more tagmata
(regions):
-In mandibulates a head, with sensory
and feeding functions, and trunk, often
subdivided into a thorax (locomotory) &
abdomen (digestive & respiratory functions).
-In chelicerates a prosoma, with feeding
& locomotary functions, and an opisthsoma,
with digestive & respiratory function.
•Exoskeleton typically chitinous (α-chitin)
• Digestive system is complete with large
stomodeal & proctodeal region lined by
chitin in between it's midgut
•Sense organs include sensillium & compounde eyes Brain tripartite.
•Cardiovascular system (open) in which haemolymph is pumped by a heart.
•Excreatory system includes saccular excreatory organs & Malphigian tubules.
•Generally diocious, internal fertilization.
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