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Why is a crayfish classified as a segmented animal if it has an inflexible cephalothorax?
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∙ 15y ago
First of all, only the cephalothorax is inflexible. The tail is flexible, and if you look at it closely, it is clearly segmented. The cephalothorax is actually also segmented internally, but is masked by the shell, called a carapace.
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Why is the crayfish's body segmented?
Crayfishs have 2 body segments: cephalothorax and abdomen.
Why it is the crayfish is classified as a segmented animal?
A crayfish has segments, which are sections of a body that are separated by a crease, so it might be determined as segmented because it has only two so it may be classified but it might not. Worms have many segments.
Why is the crayfish classified as a segment animal?
Its tail or abdomen is segmented
What two characteristics make a crayfish and arthropod?
Crayfish are classified as arthropods, because of their characteristic segmented bodies, chitinous exoskeleton, and joint appendages.
What is the tagma in a crayfish?
The tagma of a crayfish is the Cephalothorax because it is made of two fused segments. The tagma of a crayfish is the Cephalothorax because it is made of two fused segments.
What kind of coelom do crayfish have?
The kid of coelom crayfish have are a cephalothorax and the abdomen. Crayfish are crustaceans which live in freshwater and closely resemble lobsters.
What is the cephalothorax in a crayfish?
The cephalothorax is the head and the thorax of an insect - generally hard, and it has mainly phosophlipid fatty acids whereas the abdomen is kinda like the *** part of the insect -containing mainly fat (triglycerides). In female insects, the abdomen contains the eggs as well.
Does the crayfish have a thorax?
Not exactly, it has a cephalothorax, which is a head and thorax fused together.
What are the 2 main parts of the crayfish?
1. Cephalothorax (Head region) 2. Abdomen (Thoracic region)
What parts of crayfish can you eat?
same part as a lobster ABDOMINAL PART AND CLAW
What are the main body parts of a crayfish?
Crayfish have two main body sections: the Cephalothorax and the Abdomen.if you want more info here is a web site:http:/izzperiodzcarnegiemnhzperiodzorg/crayfish/Keys/SectionVIIIzperiodzhtm#S
Why is the crayfish clasifed as a segmented animal?
Because Its body structure has segments.
