EBK INTEG.PRIN.OF ZOOLOGY
EBK INTEG.PRIN.OF ZOOLOGY
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Author: HICKMAN
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To provide: The characteristics that distinguish hexapods from all other arthropods.

Introduction: The six-legged arthropod that belongs to the sub-phylum Hexapoda is referred to as hexapods. Entognatha and Insecta are the two classes of Hexapoda.

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The characteristics that distinguish the hexapods from all other arthropods are:

  • They possess three pairs of uniramous legs.
  • The hexapods have three tagmata (head, thorax, and abdomen) with appendages on thorax and head region.
  • The abdominal advantages are absent or greatly reduced.

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