Peltidium is a prodorsal shield found in animals of the Subphylum
Chelicerata, in the Phylum
Arthropoda. In some groups (
Schizomida,
Palpigradi,
Solpugida
Solifugae is an order of animals in the class Arachnida known variously as camel spiders, wind scorpions, sun spiders, or solifuges. The order includes more than 1,000 described species in about 147 genera. Despite the common names, they are nei ...
and
Opiliones) the peltidium, also known as schizopeltid, can be subdivided in: propeltidium, a carapace-like shield that covers the
proterosoma, which comprises the fused acron (protocerebral region) and first four segments; and two free segments, mesopeltidium and metapeltidium (Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology).
External links
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology
References
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Chelicerate anatomy