tagma

(noun)

a specialized grouping of arthropodan segments, such as the head, the thorax, and the abdomen with a common function

Related Terms

  • spiracle
  • malpighian tubule

Examples of tagma in the following topics:

  • Subphyla of Arthropoda

    • Hexapods are characterized by the presence of a head, thorax, and abdomen, constituting three tagma.
    • Unlike that of the Hexapoda, the head and thorax of most crustaceans is fused to form a cephalothorax, which is covered by a plate called the carapace, thus producing a body structure of two tagma.
    • Hexapods are characterized by having three distinct tagma, or body segments.
  • Phylum Arthropoda

    • A unique feature of animals in the arthropod phylum is the presence of a segmented body and fusion of sets of segments that give rise to functional body regions called tagma.
    • Tagma may be in the form of a head, thorax, and abdomen, or a cephalothorax and abdomen, or a head and trunk.
  • The Double Disasters

    • Reggio Calabria, the capital of the tagma of Calabria, was captured by Robert Guiscard in 1060.
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