Myriapod | Millipedes, Centipedes, Insects | Britannica
Myriapod, any member of several closely related groups of the invertebrate phylum Arthropoda, including the extinct Archipolypoda, extant Diplopoda, or millipedes (see millipede), Chilopoda, or centipedes (see centipede), Pauropoda (see pauropod), and Symphyla (see symphylan).
Myriapoda - Wikipedia
Myriapods (from Ancient Greek μυρίος (muríos) 'countless' and πούς (poús) 'foot') are the members of subphylum Myriapoda, containing arthropods such as millipedes and centipedes. The group contains about 13,000 species, all of them terrestrial .
Myriapods, the Many-Legged Arthropods - ThoughtCo
2019年8月2日 · Myriapods (Myriapoda) are a group of arthropods that includes millipedes, centipedes, pauropods, and symphylans. About 15,000 species of myriapods are alive today.
Introduction to the Myriapoda - University of California Museum …
Myriapods can have anywhere from fewer than ten to nearly 200 pairs of appendages; they range in size from nearly microscopic to 30 cm in length. Most myriapods live in humid environments, and can be found in soils, in leaf litters, or under stones and wood.
Myriapoda - New World Encyclopedia
Myriapoda is a subphylum of terrestrial arthropods, characterized by an elongated body with many segments, typically many legs, a single pair of antennae, and simple eyes. The name myriapoda suggests these invertebrates have myriad (10,000) legs, but they range from less than ten legs to up to 750 legs.
Myriapods: Current Biology - Cell Press
2022年12月5日 · What is a myriapod? A myriapod is a many-legged terrestrial arthropod in the subphylum Myriapoda. Myriapods include centipedes, millipedes, and the poorly known symphylans and pauropods (Figure 1).
28.4D: Subphyla of Arthropoda - Biology LibreTexts
2023年10月31日 · Subphylum Myriapoda includes arthropods with numerous legs. Although the name is hyperbolic in suggesting that myriad legs are present in these invertebrates, the number of legs may vary from 10 to 750.
Molecular phylogeny of Myriapoda provides insights into evolutionary ...
2014年2月18日 · Myriapoda, a subphylum of Arthropoda, comprises four classes, Chilopoda, Diplopoda, Pauropoda and Symphyla. While recent molecular evidence has shown that Myriapoda is monophyletic, the internal...
Myriapoda - Encyclopedia.com
Myriapoda (phylum Arthropoda) A subphylum of nearly 13 000 species of arthropods that have a head and an elongated body comprising up to nearly 100 segments, each bearing a pair of uniramous appendages (‘myriapod’ means ‘many-legged’).
Myriapoda - SpringerLink
Myriapods are composed of four major clades: the millipedes (Diplopoda), the centipedes (Chilopoda), the pauropods (Pauropoda), and the symphylans (Symphyla), respectively, composed of 7,753, 3,100, 835, and 197 known species (Fig. 6.1; Zhang 2011). They have single antennae, mandibles, and uniramous legs.