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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Umm Al- Qura University Health Sciences College at Al- Leith Department of Public Health. Lecture (4). Arthropods Classification. Objective. 1/ Know of arthropods classification. ARTHROPODA CLASSIFICATION Pylum Arthropoda
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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Umm Al-Qura University Health Sciences College at Al-Leith Department of Public Health Lecture (4)
Objective 1/ Know of arthropods classification.
ARTHROPODA CLASSIFICATION Pylum Arthropoda ClassesInsecta Arachnida Curstace a Diplopoda Chilopoda Pentastomida Those classes belong to phylum of the Arthropoda. The class Insecta is the largest within the arthropoda.
1- Class Insecta: 1- the body is divided into three region: Head – Thorax – Abdomen. 2- the head bears pair of antenna. 3- Thorax bears three pair of legs and 4- One or two pairs of wings but some insect lack wings.
leg Wings Antenna Head Abdomen Thorax
2- Class Arachnida: 1- no antenna or wings. 2- thorax bears four pairs of legs. 3- the body divided into two region (Cephalothorax) & Abdomen.
Class Arachnida: The body appears as single unsegmented in ticks
Class Arachnida: Legs Post-abdomen or tail 5 segments Pedipalp ٍSting Cephalothorax Pre-abdomen 7 segments العقرب الصحراوية الصفراء Leiurus quinquestriatus
3- Class Crustacea: 1- head has two pairs of antenna. 2- at least there are five pairs of legs. 3- the body may be either single and unsegmented or segmented and divided into ceaphelothorax and abdomen.
Class Crustacea: Cyclops
4- Class Diplopoda: millipedes 1- head has one pair of antenna. 2- segmented body is not differentiated into a thorax and abdomen. 3- each segment carries two pair of leg and two pairs of spiracles.
5- Class Chilopoda: centipedes Similar to millipedes except the body if flattened dorsoventrally and each body segment has only one pair of legs and spiracles
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