Key to Australian Freshwater and Terrestrial Invertebrates



Phylum Arthropoda


Common name: arthropods

The Phylum Arthropoda is extremely diverse, although all of the arthropods are united by having an exoskeleton, a segmented body and jointed appendages.

They are:

The Chelicerata, the arachnids, including the scorpions and spiders

The Crustacea, the crustaceans

The Hexapoda, the hexapods, including the insects

The Myriapoda, the myriapods, including the centipedes and millipedes





References and further information


ABRS Australian Faunal Directory: Arthropoda
Atlas of Living Australia: Arthropoda
Encyclopedia of Life: Arthropoda
Tree of Life: Arthropoda

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