Question

8.Name a living fossil from phylum Arthropoda.. Single choice.

(1 Point)

a.Laccifer lacca

b. Limulus

c. Chaetopleura

d. Ophiothrix ​

Answer 1

Answer:

Limulus

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Answer 2

The living fossil from the phylum Arthropoda is Limulus (Option - b).

• Limulus - King crab belongs to the phylum Arthropoda of class Arachnida.
• It is a marine Arthropoda.
• A Living fossil is an organism that is living but has various primitive characteristics.

Some of the Primitive characteristics of Limulus are as follows:-

• They have compound eyes and monochromatic vision.
• They have biramous appendages.
• They have certain similarities with the extinct form - Trilobites.
• They have lateral pleural spines and a Trilobite stage in their life history.

• Ophiothrix belongs to the phylum Echinodermata and is not a living fossil.