NEETBiologyAnimal KingdomMCQ+4 / −1
Which of the following features is not present in the Phylum Arthropoda?
- AParapodia
- BJointed appendages
- CChitinous exoskeleton
- DMetameric segmentation
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Correct answer: A
Parapodia are flattened, fleshy, vertical flaplike outgrowths of body wall found in annelids on lateral sides of trunk segments. These are hollow structures enclosing coelom which is continuous with that of trunk segments. These serve the dual purpose of locomotion and respiration.
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