Phylum:
arthropoda
Subphylum:
chelicerata
Class:
arachnida
Common:
whipscorpion
The whipscorpion is non-poisonous
Phylum:
arthropoda
Subphylum:
chelicerata
Class:
merostomata
Genus:
Limulus
Common:
horseshoe crab
The horseshoe crab (Limulus), which is not actually a crab, is a living fossil because it has undergone little change during long geological periods. The long tail-like structure is the telson which contains a poison gland. Horseshoe crabs occur along the atlantic coast.
Phylum:
arthropoda
Subphylum:
crustacea
Common:
barnacles
highly modified crustaceans; adults hermaphroditic, enclosed in a calcareous shell and are sessile.
Phylum:
arthropoda
Subphylum:
crustacea
Genus:
Bathynomus
Species:
giganteus
Common:
giant isopod
The Giant Isopod (
Bathynomus giganteus) is a recent discovery of the ocean;s depths. This specimen was found off the Florida Keys; very few specimens are known.
Phylum:
arthropoda
Subphylum:
crustacea
Common:
blue crab
important commercial crab
Phylum:
arthropoda
Subphylum:
crustacea
Common:
female crayfish
Distinguishing female characteristic
Phylum:
arthropoda
Subphylum:
crustacea
Common:
male crayfish
Distinguishing male characteristic
Phylum:
arthropoda
Subphylum:
crustacea
Common:
pillbug
terrestrial member of this group
Phylum:
arthropoda
Subphylum:
crustacea
Genus:
planularis
Common:
spiny lobster
Similar to Homarus except for the numerous spines and chelipeds.
Phylum:
arthropoda
Subphylum:
trilobita
Molt impression of a trilobite.
Phylum:
arthropoda
Subphylum:
unirama
Class:
chilopoda
Genus:
scolopendra
Common:
centipedes
Centipedes belong to the class chilopoda, bodies are flattened dorsoventrally. Unlike millipedes, centipedes have one pair of legs per segment. Bite can be very painful. belong to genus scolopendra, which are common in florida.
Phylum:
arthropoda
Subphylum:
unirama
Class:
diplopoda
Common:
millipedes
Cylindrical bodies of many somites (one of a series of similar body segments into which some animals are divided longitudinally). Two pairs of legs occur on all somites except those that comprise the thorax.
Phylum:
nematoda
Genus:
ascaris
Species:
lumbricoides
internal parasite of humans and pigs. male is smaller than the female and has the posterior end curved.
Phylum:
nematoda
Common:
heartworm
heartworm owned this dogs heart
Phylum:
nematoda
Genus:
trichinella
Species:
spiralis
Common:
trichina worm
encysted larvae of the trichia worm,
Trichinella spiralis. This is a serious human parasite obtained when improperly cooked pork or bear meats are eaten. The disease is knon as trichinosis. Trichinosis seems to be a greater problem in the US than in most countries.
Phylum:
nematomorpha
Common:
horsehair worm
This is an adult horsehair worm. The adult is free-living; the larva is parasitic in insects such as beetles, crickets and grasshoppers. Note the long slender body, a characteristic feature of these worms.
Phylum:
onychophora
Genus:
peripatus
Members of this phylum have both annelid and arthropod features. They resemble more closely than any other animals what is beleived to have been the ancestral condition of the arthropods. Note the lack of either body segments or jointed legs.
Phylum:
rotifera
Genus:
philodina
Philodina, a common pond dwelling rotifer
