Abstract
The first terrestrial forms of arthropods appeared in the Palaeozoic, at the turn of the Silurian and Devonian ages some 400 million years ago. Today, arthropods form about 85% of all known animal species. They are characterized by segmentation of the body and limbs, reticulated paired appendages (antennae etc.), exoskeleton formed mainly of chitin, and bilateral symmetry.
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Hubálek, Z., & Rudolf, I. (2010). Haematophagous Arthropods as Vectors of Diseases. In Microbial Zoonoses and Sapronoses (pp. 51–81). Springer Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9657-9_6
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