Xiphosura (/zɪfoʊˈsjʊərə/; from Ancient Greek ξίφος (xíphos) 'sword' and οὐρά (ourá) 'tail', in reference to its sword-like telson) is an order of arthropods...
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scorpions) and the extant Xiphosura (horseshoe crabs). The term was originally used by James Dwight Dana to refer to Xiphosura only, but was emended by...
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appendages form spinnerets that extrude silk, while those of horseshoe crabs (Xiphosura) form gills. Like all arthropods, chelicerates' bodies and appendages...
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Limulus (redirect from Xiphosura (genus))
Chelicerata Order: Xiphosura Family: Limulidae Genus: Limulus O. F. Müller, 1785 Type species Monoculus polyphemus Linnaeus, 1758 Synonyms Xiphosura...
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Atlantic horseshoe crab (redirect from Xiphosura americana)
include Limulus cyclops, Xiphosura americana, and Polyphemus occidentalis. It is the tail that earns this order its name Xiphosura, which derives from the...
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Horseshoe crab (category Xiphosura)
the Cretaceous. The Limulidae are the only extant family of the order Xiphosura and contains all four living species of horseshoe crabs: Carcinoscorpius...
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identified as the group labelled "Euchelicerata".) A 2019 analysis nests Xiphosura deeply within Arachnida. Discovering relationships within the arachnids...
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Dibasterium † Offacolidae † Prosomapoda "Synziphosurina" (paraphyletic) Xiphosura Dekatriata Chasmataspidida † Houia † Winneshiekia † Eurypterida † Arachnida...
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The largest animal currently alive is the blue whale. The maximum recorded weight was 190 tonnes for a specimen measuring 27.6 metres (91 ft), whereas...
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worms) Sipuncula (peanut worms) Arachnida (spiders, scorpions, and kin) Xiphosura (horseshoe crabs) Pycnogonida (sea spiders) Branchiopoda (fairy shrimp...
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