Arthropoda (arthropod) · Every Organism

Loading the article

Arthropoda (arthropod) · Every Organism

Skip to article

Tree of Life›cellular organisms›Eukaryota›Animalia›Eumetazoa›Bilateria›Protostomia›Ecdysozoa›Panarthropoda

phylum

Arthropoda

Arthropod

Wikimedia Commons

Summary

Arthropods are invertebrates in the phylum Arthropoda. They possess an exoskeleton with a cuticle made of chitin, often mineralised with calcium carbonate, a body with differentiated (metameric) segments, and paired jointed appendages. In order to keep growing, they must go through stages of moulting, a process by which they shed their exoskeleton to reveal a new one. They form an extremely diverse group of up to ten million species.

From Wikipedia · CC BY-SA

At a glance

Species: 1,240,587Catalogue of Life COL26.10 · CC BY
iNaturalist: 47,246,462 photo observationsiNaturalist open data · CC0

IUCN status: not yet knownHabitat: not yet known

Classification

Diversity

1,240,587 species Catalogue of Life COL26.10 · CC BY

Extinct2.6%32,028 of 1,240,587 species

With a photo17%204,840 of 1,240,587 species

IUCN assessed0.9%11,356 of 1,240,587 species

Threatened20%2,321 of 11,356 assessed

Habitat mix terrestrial 73%marine 19%freshwater 7.8%brackish 0.9%(of species with a recorded habitat)

Largest 12 of 24 classes

Shares counted over species below this taxon. Tree of Life v3d, precomputed counts

3 direct subgroups

ConservationNo data yetwhy

Not assessed by the IUCN Red List (or no assessment linked via Wikidata).

Artifacts

Photos1Wikimedia Commons and iNaturalist

Names

20 languages

English: ArthropodCatalogue of Life COL26.10 · CC BY
Arabic: مفصليات الأرجلWikidata · CC0
German: GliederfüßerWikidata · CC0
Spanish: artrópodosWikidata · CC0
French: arthropodesWikidata · CC0
Hindi: सन्धिपादWikidata · CC0
Indonesian: ArtropodaWikidata · CC0
Italian: artropodiWikidata · CC0
Japanese: 節足動物Wikidata · CC0
Korean: 절지동물Wikidata · CC0
Dutch: geleedpotigenWikidata · CC0
Polish: stawonogiWikidata · CC0
Portuguese: artrópodeWikidata · CC0
Russian: членистоногиеWikidata · CC0
Swedish: leddjurWikidata · CC0
Swahili: ArithropodiWikidata · CC0
Turkish: Eklem bacaklılarWikidata · CC0
Ukrainian: членистоногіWikidata · CC0
Vietnamese: động vật Chân khớpWikidata · CC0
Chinese: 节肢动物门Wikidata · CC0

Synonyms: not yet known

Sources and gaps

No data yet (1)

ConservationNot assessed by the IUCN Red List (or no assessment linked via Wikidata).

Partly known (2)

At a glanceIUCN status: not assessed; Habitat: not recorded
NamesSynonyms: none recorded

Sources (7)

Catalogue of Life COL26.10 · CC BY Wikimedia Commons Wikipedia · CC BY-SA iNaturalist open data · CC0Tree of Life v3d, precomputed countsWikimedia Commons and iNaturalistWikidata · CC0

Dataset v3d. Classification: Catalogue of Life COL26.10 (CC BY 4.0) and Open Tree of Life (CC0). Each photo is credited where it is shown.

View in the tree

Catalogue of Life Wikidata Open Tree GBIF

Photos: Wikimedia Commons