Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Pauropoda
Distinguishing features
Pauropoda are soft, cylindrical animals. The first instar has three pairs of legs, but that number increases with each moult so that adult species may have 9 to 11 pairs of legs. They have neither eyes nor hearts. The body segments have ventral tracheal/spiracular pouches forming apodemes similar to those in millipedes and Symphyla, although the trachea usually connected to these structures are absent in most species. The antennae are branching, which is distinctive for the group. (Wikipedia)
Size
- From 0.05 cm to 0.2 cm (Length of specimen)
