CLASSIFICATION
NINE COMMON ANIMAL PHYLA
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cnidaria
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mollusca
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arthropoda
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chordata
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Detailed explanation-1: -The phylum Arthropoda contains a wide diversity of animals with hard exoskeletons and jointed appendages. Many familiar species belong to the phylum Arthropoda-insects, spiders, scorpions, centipedes, and millipedes on land; crabs, crayfish, shrimp, lobsters, and barnacles in water (Fig. 3.72).
Detailed explanation-2: -Arthropods have sclerotein protein and polysaccharide called chitin in their exoskeleton.
Detailed explanation-3: -Arthropods Examples: Some familiar forms of arthropods are lobster, spider, centipedes, crab, millipedes, mites, cockroach, butterfly, mosquito, ants etc.
Detailed explanation-4: -The phylum Arthropoda is commonly divided into four subphyla of extant forms: Chelicerata (arachnids), Crustacea (crustaceans), Hexapoda (insects and springtails), and Myriapoda (millipedes and centipedes).