- The
cephalothorax, also
called prosoma in some groups, is a
tagma of
various arthropods,
comprising the head and the
thorax fused together, as distinct...
-
parts (tagmata)
instead of three: a
fused head and
thorax (called a
cephalothorax or prosoma) and an
abdomen (also
called an opisthosoma). The exception...
- is made up of 20 body
segments grouped into two main body parts: the
cephalothorax and the
pleon (abdomen). Each
segment may
possess one pair of appendages...
-
spiders and vinegaroons.
Adult arachnids have
eight legs
attached to the
cephalothorax,
although the
frontmost pair of legs in some
species has
converted to...
- with the term
cephalothorax,
which is
incorrect usage,
because carapace refers only to the
dorsal part of the
exoskeleton of the
cephalothorax. Alternative...
-
arthropods in that the
usual body
segments are
fused into two tagmata, the
cephalothorax or prosoma, and the opisthosoma, or abdomen, and
joined by a small,...
- segment,
sometimes called the "paturon", that
articulates with the
cephalothorax (or prosoma) and a fang
portion that
articulates with the base segment...
-
length of
about 20 mm,
males grow up to four mm. The smooth,
convex cephalothorax is
quite large, with smooth,
slender legs that are not particularly...
- two eyes on the top of the
cephalothorax, and
usually two to five
pairs of eyes
along the
front corners of the
cephalothorax.
While unable to form sharp...
- arthropods, it is the
posterior tagma of the body; it
follows the
thorax or
cephalothorax. In humans, the
abdomen stretches from the
thorax at the
thoracic diaphragm...
