Myriapods Characteristics
Kingdom: Animalia
Sub-kingdom: Eumetazoa
Super-phylum: Ecdysosoa
Phylum: Arthropoda
Sub-phylum: Myriapoda
General Characters of Myriapoda
Ø Includes centipedes and millipedes
Ø All are terrestrial arthropods
Ø Usually contain many legs
Ø Single pair of antennae
Centipede (Source Wikipedia)
Systematic position:
Ø Eyes simple
Ø Mouth part lies on the underside of head
Ø Upper lip of mouth with epistome and labrum
Millipede : source Wikipedia
Ø Lower lip of mouth with a pair of maxillae
Ø A pair of mandibles present
Ø Mandibles lie inside the mouth
Ø Breath through spiracles that connect tracheal system similar to insects
Ø Excretion through malpighian tubules
Classification of Myriapoda
Sub-phylum Myriapoda includes four classes:
Class 1: Chilopoda
Class 2: Diplopoda
Class 3: Pauropoda
Class 4: Symphyla
Sub-Phylum Myriapoda and its Classes
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