Palamnaeus
CLASSIFICATION:
Phylum :Arthropoda(Jointed legs)
Sub-phylum :Chelicerata (Feeding appendages called chelicerae)
Class : Arachinida (possess both lungs and tracheae).
COMMENTS:
• Commoly called as scorpion.
• Body is elongated, segmented & differentiated into anterior prosoma and posterior opisthosoma.
•Opisthosoma is sub-divided into a broad anterior mesosoma & a narrow posterior metasoma.
•Prosoma is covered dorsally by a carapace.
•Body is encased in chitinous covering.
•Mesosoma is composed of 7 broad segments & metasoma of 5- narrow segments.
• Last metasomatic segment is telson containing a sting. Ventrally the sternum of 1st segment contains a pair of genital openings.
•Metastoma is limbless.
•Sexes are separate without sexual dimorphism and Viviparous.
•Habit & Habitat: It is a nocturnal arthropod. Found in sand.
• Distribution: cosmopolitan distribution.
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