Chelicerates

Chelicerata

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Chelicerata (Chelicerates) is a subphylum of arthropods. There are 77069 species of Chelicerates, in 8268 genera and 862 families. It includes groups like Arachnids, Sea Scorpions, and Sea Spiders.

EOL has data for 8 attributes, including:

Body symmetry
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/body_symmetry
- Definition: overall repetitive or reflective pattern in the body of one individual of this taxon. eg: bilateral symmetry, rotational symmetry, radial symmetry
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bilaterally symmetric
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001324
- Definition: being symmetric about a plane running from frontal end to caudal end (head to tail), and having nearly identical right and left halves
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skeleton structure
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBA_0002342
- Definition: The structure of a skeleton.
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exoskeleton
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0006611
- Definition: Exoskeleton or shell, including those of mollusks, turtles, insects and crustaceans
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visual system
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002104
- Definition: The sensory system subserving the sense of vision.
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ocelli
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0001758
- Definition: small simple eyes, found in many invertebrates, usually consisting of a few sensory cells and a single lens
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Chelicerate Habitats

The environments in which many chelicerates species are known to live. Select an environment to see its chelicerates species checklist.

chelicerates Habitats

The environments in which many chelicerates species are known to live. Select an environment to see its chelicerates species checklist.

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