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In numbers of species and individuals, the Arthropoda far surpasses any other phylum. Of some one and a quarter million known animal species, about four-fifths are arthropods, and, considering the relatively small size of most members, it is probable that as many arthropods again remain undescribed. The phylum includes several large classes, but its importance as a whole lies mainly in the fact that it contains the class Insecta which by itself represents almost three quarters of described animal species.
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Ettershank, G., Main, B.Y., Williams, W.D., Blower, J.G., Ghent, R.L. (1972). Phylum Arthropoda. In: Marshall, A.J., Williams, W.D. (eds) Textbook of Zoology. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-02495-7_8
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