Symphyla
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Taxonomy
Kingdom | Phylum | Subphylum | Class | |
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Classification | Animalia | Arthropoda | Myriapoda | Symphyla |
Description
Symphylans are small pseudocentipedes in the phylum Arthropoda and the subphylum Myriapoda. Though they resemble centipedes, they are much smaller ranging in size from 2 to 30 millimeters, and are translucent in color [1]. Symphyla have two body regions, a head and a segmented trunk, containing 12 segments with one pair of legs in each on the trunk which allow them to move rapidly throughout the soil, and segmented antennae on the head [1]. Sympylans also have a postantennal organ on their head region, similar to collembola, and 3 mouth parts [1].