cephalothorax

Classification · Identification · See Also · Internet References

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

No Taxon (Glossary --use Taxonomy, then Info tabs to view entries)

No Taxon (C)

No Taxon cephalothorax

Identification

cephalothorax noun - the first (anterior) body section of arachnids (spiders and allies) and also of various crustaceans. The cephalothorax is also called the prosoma. The other major body section is the abdomen, perhaps more accurately called the opisthosoma. Appendages and other features of the the cephalothorax include the legs, eyes, chelicerae, and pedipalps. The female genital opening, useful in species identification, is the epigynum. See the diagrams:

See Also

cephalothorax (prosoma)

opisthosoma (abdomen)

Internet References

Wikipedia: Cephalothorax, Spider anatomy

Contributed by Cotinis on 29 May, 2007 - 10:17am
Last updated 4 June, 2008 - 9:34am

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