Arthropods have:
- Bilateral symmetry
- A segmented body
- An exoskeleton and jointed appendages
- Numerous pairs of limbs
Crustacea
Blue King Crab
Subphylum: Crustacea Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda Family: Lithodidae
Genus: Paralithodes Species: Platypus
The Blue King Crab can be found in cold water, and are often caught for eating. This distribution of this species is most likely the result of increases in water temperature, limiting the habitats of this cold-water adapted species.
Order: Decapoda Family: Lithodidae
Genus: Paralithodes Species: Platypus
The Blue King Crab can be found in cold water, and are often caught for eating. This distribution of this species is most likely the result of increases in water temperature, limiting the habitats of this cold-water adapted species.
Arachnida
P. Diuturna Glacier Bay Wolf Spider
Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae Family: Lycosidae
Genus: Pardosa Species: Diuturna
Wolf spiders are the most abundant invertebrate predator in the Alaskan Arctic. Wolf spiders can be found in a wide range of habitats, both coastal and inland.These include shrublands, woodland, wet coastal forest, alpine meadows, and suburban gardens. Spiderlings move through the air, therefore wolf spiders have wide distributions. Wolf spiders have a big impact on ecosystems, for they break down plant material.
Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae Family: Lycosidae
Genus: Pardosa Species: Diuturna
Wolf spiders are the most abundant invertebrate predator in the Alaskan Arctic. Wolf spiders can be found in a wide range of habitats, both coastal and inland.These include shrublands, woodland, wet coastal forest, alpine meadows, and suburban gardens. Spiderlings move through the air, therefore wolf spiders have wide distributions. Wolf spiders have a big impact on ecosystems, for they break down plant material.
Insecta
Snow Mosquito
Class: Insecta Order: Diptera
Family: Culicidae Genus: Aedes
Species: Communis
In Denali National Park, snow mosquitoes will find vegetation along banks with which to anchor themselves. Transient, or not permanent, water sources, such as flooded areas, snow pools, and ditches are used as breeding grounds for mosquito species whose eggs can withstand drying.
Family: Culicidae Genus: Aedes
Species: Communis
In Denali National Park, snow mosquitoes will find vegetation along banks with which to anchor themselves. Transient, or not permanent, water sources, such as flooded areas, snow pools, and ditches are used as breeding grounds for mosquito species whose eggs can withstand drying.