Merostomata
Merostomata
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<catset>Category="Arthropods"</catset><table border=1 cellpadding=0 style="position:relative; margin: 0 0 0.5em 1em; border-collapse: collapse; float:right; clear:right; width:200px;"><tr style="text-align:center;"><th style=" background: pink;"><div style="float:right; font-size:70%; padding:0 .5em 0 2em">?</div><b> Merostomata</b></th></tr><tr style="text-align:center;"><th style=" background: pink;"><b><a href="Scientific classification">Scientific classification</a></b></th></tr><tr style="text-align:center;"><td> <table cellpadding=2 style="margin:0 auto; text-align:left; background:none;"><tr valign=top><td>Kingdom:</td><td><a href="Animal">Animalia</a></td></tr><tr valign=top><td>Phylum:</td><td><a href="Arthropod">Arthropoda</a></td></tr><tr valign=top><td>Subphylum:</td><td><a href="Chelicerata">Chelicerata</a></td></tr><tr valign=top><td>Class:</td><td><b>Merostomata</b></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr style="text-align:center; background: pink;"><th><b> <a href="Scientific classification">Orders</a></b></th></tr><tr><td style="padding: 0 .5em;"><ul><li>&#8224;Order <a href="Eurypterid">Eurypterida</a><li>Order <a href="Limulidae">Xiphosura</a></ul></td></tr></table><p><b>Merostomata</b> is a class of marine <a href="Arthropod">arthropods</a> which includes <a href="Horseshoe crab">horseshoe crabs</a> and <a href="Eurypterid">eurypterids</a>. It includes only four living <a href="Species">Species</a>.<h2 style="margin: 0; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaaaaa; font-size: 150%;">Reference</h2>http://www.earthlife.net/chelicerata/merostomata.html