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P e r ip
LIFE AND DIVERSITY
FROM ANNELIDA TO
HEMICHORDATA
CLASSIFICATION

Phylum :
Arthropoda

Class:
Oxychophora

Genus:
Peripatus
 HABITAT
• Terrestrial, worm-like
segmented arthropod found
in crevices of rocks, under
stones and logs etc.
 General Characters
 It is nocturnal.
 It is of walking type with many pairs of
unjointed legs.
 It is a carnivorous and is predacious feeder of
insects.
 It is unisexual or dioecious and shows sexual
dimorphism. Male is smaller than female.
Economic Importance
“Acts as connecting link between Arthopoda and
Annelida”
Its arthopod characters are presence of
haemocorl, dorsal tubular heart with paired
ostia, tracheal respiration and salivary glands.
Its annelid characters are continous
muscle layers, structure of eye, unjointed legs
as parapodia and segmental nephridia.
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GENETICS
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 Drosophila
 FEMALE:--- XXY
 MALE:--- XO

 The basic karyotype of Drosophila melanogaster,

which can be seen in mitotically active neuroblasts of
the larval brain, is comprised by four chromosomes,
the X and Y sex chromosomes, two larger autosomal
elements, chromosomes 2 and 3, and the small dot
fourth chromosome.
 Submitted To;
Ms. Shefali
Associate Professor

Submitted By:
Diksha Sharad
BSc. Medical- 1 year
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Semester-2 .nd