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Arthropoda

Phylum

The largest animal phylum by a wide margin: invertebrates with a segmented body, a hard external exoskeleton of chitin, and jointed limbs. Arthropoda includes the insects, arachnids, crustaceans, millipedes and centipedes, and its insect members alone account for roughly three-quarters of all described animal species.

Facts
Disputed
Member Species/Taxa Count
1,250,000 2
Approximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized.
Taxonomic Rank
Phylum / Division 2
Scientific Name
Arthropoda 2
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Animalia, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life

Parent Taxon Of

Arachnida, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life
Balanus Glandula, Species
Source Wikidata: Balanus Glandula
Cephalocarida, Species
Source Wikidata: Cephalocarida
Chilopoda, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life
Common Barnacle, Species
Source Wikidata: Common Barnacle
Copepod, Species
Source Wikidata: Copepoda
Crab Hacker Barnacle, Species
Source Wikidata: Crab Hacker Barnacle
Diplopoda, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life
Fish Louse, Species
Source Wikidata: Fish Louse
Giant Desert Centipede, Species
Source Wikidata: Giant Desert Centipede
Insecta, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life
Malacostraca, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life
Millipede, Species
Source Wikidata: Diplopoda
Mystacocarida, Species
Source Wikidata: Mystacocarida
Remipede, Species
Source Wikidata: Remipede
Sea Spider, Species
Source Wikidata: Pycnogonida
Springtail, Species
Source Catalogue of Life
Sources
1. Arthropoda (Wikipedia)
an extremely diverse group of up to ten million speciesView the Source
2. Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeView the Source
Wikidata: Arthropoda
Wikidata Q1360, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikidata: Giant Desert Centipede
Parent Taxon Of: Giant Desert Centipede, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Copepoda
Parent Taxon Of: Copepod, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Pycnogonida
Parent Taxon Of: Sea Spider, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Remipede
Parent Taxon Of: Remipede, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Fish Louse
Parent Taxon Of: Fish Louse, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Crab Hacker Barnacle
Parent Taxon Of: Crab Hacker Barnacle, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Cephalocarida
Parent Taxon Of: Cephalocarida, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Mystacocarida
Parent Taxon Of: Mystacocarida, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Diplopoda
Parent Taxon Of: Millipede, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Balanus Glandula
Parent Taxon Of: Balanus Glandula, Wikidata P171View the Source
Wikidata: Common Barnacle
Parent Taxon Of: Common Barnacle, Wikidata P171View the Source
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