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  1. Chelicerata - Wikipedia

    Chelicerates include the sea spiders, horseshoe crabs, and arachnids (including harvestmen, scorpions, spiders, solifuges, ticks, and mites, among many others), as well as a number of extinct lineages, …

  2. Chelicerate | Subnautica Wiki | Fandom

    The Chelicerate (pronounced /ˈkelɪsəreɪt/ "keh-li-ser-ate") is an aggressive leviathan class fauna species of Subnautica: Below Zero. It resides mostly in the Tree Spires, but it can also be found in …

  3. Chelicerata - Facts, Classes, Habitat, Examples, & Pictures

    Dec 15, 2025 · Chelicerates are generally ammonotelic, expelling nitrogenous waste as ammonia, which is primarily released through the gills or other body surfaces. Solid waste is excreted separately as …

  4. A chelicera-bearing arthropod reveals the Cambrian origin of ...

    Apr 1, 2026 · Chelicerae—uniramous, primarily three-segmented unichelate (pincer-like) deutocerebral appendages—distinguish the subphylum Chelicerata from all other arthropods.

  5. Chelicerata - Digital Atlas of Ancient Life

    The Chelicerata are a diverse group of arthropods—though not as diverse as the Mandibulata—named for the presence of chelicerae. Chelicerae, meaning “claw horn” in Greek, are a pair of appendages …

  6. Chelicerates Group: Key Characteristics, Species, and ... - ThoughtCo

    Dec 13, 2019 · Chelicerates are arthropods with six pairs of appendages and two body segments. Chelicerates first evolved around 500 million years ago and have diversified in their feeding habits. …

  7. What are Chelicerates? (with pictures) - AllTheScience

    May 21, 2024 · Chelicerates, also called subphylum Chelicerata, are a major subphylum of phylum Arthropoda, a.k.a. arthropods, the largest phylum in the animal kingdom, with over a million species …

  8. Chelicerata - New World Encyclopedia

    The subphylum Chelicerata is one of the five subdivisions of the phylum Arthropoda, with members characterized by the absence of antennae and mandibles (jaws) and the presence of chelicerae (a …

  9. Chelicerata | arthropod subphylum | Britannica

    In the subphylum Chelicerata (e.g., pycnogonids, arachnids), the pincers (chelicerae) may be used as jaws and are sometimes aided by pedipalps, which are also modified appendages. In the subphylum …

  10. Chelicerata - Spiders, Horseshoe Crabs, Sea Spiders, Scorpions, Mites

    Chelicerates, unlike most arthropods, don't have antennae. This subphylum includes a diverse group of species including ticks, spiders, and horseshoe crabs. Chelicerates have bodies divided into two …