GENERAL HISTOLOGY

OESOPHAGUS STOMACH

ECHINODERMS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Centipedes are an example of what group of Arthropods?
A
Myriapods
B
Mammals
C
Arachnids
D
Birds
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Symphylans are grouped in Myriapoda, a subphylum of arthropods containing millipedes, centipedes, and others. They are in their own arthropod class called the Symphyla.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Myriapods are centipedes and millipedes, and some small relatives. Centipedes and millipedes look similar to each other; they both look a little like worms with lots of legs. Actually they are arthropods, they have a tough exoskeleton and jointed legs, and they are related to insects and crustaceans.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer. While both millipedes and centipedes belong to the phylum Arthropoda and to the subphylum Myriapoda, millipedes belong to the class Diplopoda and centipedes belong to the class Chilopoda.

Detailed explanation-4: -Myriapods (Myriapoda) are a group of arthropods that includes millipedes, centipedes, pauropods, and symphylans.

Detailed explanation-5: -Arthropods are members of the taxonomic phylum Arthropoda, which includes insects, spiders, centipedes, millipedes and crustaceans.

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