Ques. Name the largest group of invertebrates. Classify it and write features of each group with examples
Answers
Answer:
The largest animal phylum is also included within invertebrates: the Arthropoda, including insects, spiders, crabs, and their kin.
Answer:
Arthropoda is the largest group of invertebrate .
Explanation
:Phylum Arthropoda is a group of invertebrate animals with jointed limbs and exoskeletons made of chitin. It is the largest phylum in the animal kingdom.
There are an estimated 750,000 species in this phylum. Of this number, 700,000 species belong to Class Insecta, 25,000 belong to Class Crustacea, 15,000 belong to Class Arachnida, 800 belong to Class Chilopoda, and 200 belong to Class Diplopoda.
The word Arthropoda comes from the Greek terms arthron, which means "joint," and pous, which means "foot." Butterflies, spiders, millipedes, centipedes, crabs, barnacles, scorpions, and ticks all belong to Phylum Arthropoda.