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Chelicerata
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Overview
A major group of arthropods with pointed appendages (chelicerae) used to grasp food (as opposed to the chewing mandibles of most other arthropods). Includes the arachnids, horseshoe crabs, pycnogonids, and extinct sea scorpions.

Phylogeny

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Acknowledgements

I thank John Pickering for his assistance with the development of this page.


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