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Hexapoda
Latreille, 1825 “six legs”
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Common Names
Commonly known as hexapods, nearly all species are insects, but the group also contains springtails (Collembola), proturans, diplurans, and some enigmatic fossil species.
Latin Synonyms
Linnaean Rank
Subphylum
Ancestral Phylogeny and Taxonomy
| Arthropoda | "†Trilobitomorpha" | ||
| †Marrellomorpha | †Marrelliina | †Marrella | |
| Cheliceriformes | Chelicerata | Arachnida | |
| †Eurypterida | |||
| Merostomata | |||
| Pycnogonida | |||
| Mandibulata | Pancrustacea | Crustacea | |
| Hexapoda | |||
| Myriapoda | Diplopoda | ||
| Pauropoda | |||
| Chilopoda | |||
| Symphyla | |||
Explanation of phylogenetic trees
Lineage
Terrabiota, Cytota, Neomura, Eukaryota, Unikonta, Opisthoknota, Animalia, Metazoa, Eumetazoa, Bilateria, Protostomia, Ecdysozoa, Panarthropoda, Arthropoda, Mandibulata, Pancrustacea
Descendant Phylogeny and Taxonomy
| Hexapoda | Ellipura | Protura | |
| Collembola | |||
| Diplura | |||
| Insecta | Archaeognatha | ||
| Dicondylia | Thysanura | ||
| Pterygota | |||
Explanation of phylogenetic trees
Morphology
Distribution
Ecology
Ethology
Evolution
Development
Ethnobiology
Population
Notes and Comments
References
Literature
Marshall, Stephen A. 2006. Insects their natural history and diversity. Firefly Books.
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