Plants and Animals

What is Symphyla?

Link to this answer

CloseClose

Link to this answer

Share this credible answer with others. Simply paste this code into your blog or Web page:

<a href="http://qanda.encyclopedia.com/question/symphyla-80441.html" >What is Symphyla?</a>
E-mail this answer Link to this answer

Members of class Symphyla are rapid runners that range in length from 1 to 4 in. (2.5-10 cm). The class includes some 160 species. They are mainly scavengers on decayed vegetation, but one species, Scutigerella immaculata, is a serious pest of certain crops. Symphylans have twelve pairs of legs and resemble the centipedes.

Answer verified with
Get more facts and information about Arthropoda . Or, view the full encyclopedia entry from The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition.

Similar questions: How many kinds of symphylans are there? What are symphylans? How many legs do symphylans have? Are symphylans the same as centipedes? [ Hide these questions ]

Related research questions

Related research articles

See all results at HighBeam

HighBeam gives you access to newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles plus press releases, facts, information, and biographies from thousands of sources.