features Body Two body One main body part Three body Two body parts i.e. Hydrostatic parts fused to a shell parts (head, Head and skeleton (cephalothorax thorax and segmented trunk that is and abdomen) Abdomen) that are cylindrical segmented body that is cylindrical Feeding Sucking mouth Radula (tongue like Chewing Chewing mouth Sucking parts structure with mouth parts parts mouth parts numerous teeth) and proboscis Sensory Haller’s organ Tentacles A pair of A pair of antennae Nerves and Structures segmented receptors antennae Movement 4 pairs of legs Muscular foot 3 pairs of 2 pairs of legs on - legs each segment Wings - - 2 pairs - - Sight A pair of 2 pairs of simple Compound Pair of simple Light simple eyes eye pits eyes eyes receptors Classification Kingdom Animalia Animalia Animalia Animalia Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Mollusca Arthropoda Arthropoda Annelida Class Arachnida Gastropoda Insecta Diplopoda Oligochaeta Order Ixodida Polygyridae Coleoptera Polydesmida Haplotaxida Family Ixodidae Shylommatophora coccinellidae Eurymerodesmida lumbricidae Example Ixodes Achatina fulica Chrysochus Tachypodoiulus Lumbricus scapularis cobaltinus niger terrestris
division A 2 – 2 pairs Short pair A pair of simple B - - - - Light Receptors C 3 2 pairs 3 pairs A pair A pair of compound D 2 - 4 pairs - Simple E - - - - 2 pairs of eye stalks 1 A specimen with no legs_ _ _ _ _ B, E go to 2
B specimen with legs _ _ _ _ _ _ A, C, D go to 3
A Specimen with no eyes _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ B
2 B Specimen with two pairs of simple eye _ _ _ E
A Specimen with 2 main body divisions _ _ _ A, D go to 4