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Eukaryota > Animals > Invertebrates > Arthropods > Chilopoda

Preferred term

Chilopoda  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Centipede
  • Centipedes

Scope note

  • Class of Arthropoda in the subphylum Myriapoda which comprises centipedes and millipedes. Chilopoda or centipedes are characterized by long multi-segmented bodies with each segment with a pair of legs. Most centipedes are predatory and venomous. While centipede bites typically only cause pain, irritation and allergic reactions they sometimes cause acute HYPERTENSION and MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA.

History note

  • 2021

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000083802

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