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 CountApproximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized. Taxonomic Rank Scientific Name Classification
Living or Extinct Arthropoda
Filter Results5 entries
Connections
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Source Wikidata: Balanus Glandula
Source Wikidata: Cephalocarida
Source Wikidata: Common Barnacle
Source Wikidata: Copepoda
Source Wikidata: Crab Hacker Barnacle
Source Wikidata: Fish Louse
Source Wikidata: Giant Desert Centipede
Source Wikidata: Goose Barnacle
Source Wikidata: Diplopoda
Source Wikidata: Mystacocarida
Source Wikidata: Remipede
Source Wikidata: Pycnogonida
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Chelonibia testudinaria
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Coronulidae
Sources
1. Arthropoda (Wikipedia)
2. Catalogue of Life
Wikidata: Arthropoda
Wikidata: Giant Desert Centipede
Parent Taxon Of: Giant Desert Centipede, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Wikidata: Goose Barnacle
Parent Taxon Of: Goose Barnacle, 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
Wikidata: Common Barnacle
Wikipedia: Arthropod
WikipediaIn Group: Major Animal Phyla, LeadQuote, In Group: Major Animal Phyla, Lead
Arthropods ( AR-thrÉ™-pod) are invertebrates in the phylum Arthropoda.
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Coronulidae
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Whale Barnacle, Taxon recordQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Whale Barnacle, Taxon record
"phylum": "Arthropoda"
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Chelonibia testudinaria
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Turtle Barnacle, Taxon recordQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Turtle Barnacle, Taxon record
"phylum": "Arthropoda"
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