- 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...
-
consists of 20 body
segments grouped into two main body parts: the
cephalothorax and the
pleon (abdomen). Each
segment –
often called a
somite – may...
- pair of eyes in the
middle of the
cephalothorax.
Spiders have a
distinct abdomen that is
separated from the
cephalothorax by a constriction, and they have...
-
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,...
-
spiders and vinegaroons.
Adult arachnids have
eight legs
attached to the
cephalothorax. In some
species the
frontmost pair of legs has
converted to a sensory...
-
glands in
their cephalothorax, such as the pseudoscorpions. In
contrast to the
pseudoscorpions that use the silk from the
cephalothorax glands to make...
- crustaceans, the
carapace functions as a
protective cover over the
cephalothorax (i.e., the
fused head and thorax, as
distinct from the
abdomen behind)...
-
their size or by the
coloration on
their cephalothorax and abdomen. The
females have a
lighter cephalothorax a
slightly darker abdomen with
white spots...
- 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...
