Subphylum Hexapoda - Hexapods (original) (raw)

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Explanation of Names

From Greek hex six, plus podos foot, or leg.

Identification

Hexapoda proper noun - six-legged arthropods; a taxonomic group (subphylum or superclass) comprising the insects as well as three smaller groups of wingless arthropods: Collembola (Springtails), Protura, and Diplura (Two-pronged Bristletails).

hexapod noun - a member of the Hexapoda.

See Also

compare Myriapoda ("ten-thousand legs"--millipedes, centipedes, etc.)

Internet References

Tree of Life Web--Hexapoda

This information has been copied from a glossary page (1), created by Cotinis.

Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 22 December, 2013 - 12:41pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 25 January, 2015 - 3:32pm