Mandibulata

Mandibulata
The mandibles of a bull ant
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
(unranked):	Mandibulata
Subphyla
Crustacea Hexapoda Myriapoda

The Mandibulata or mandibulates is a clade of arthropods that comprises the extant subphyla Myriapoda (millipedes and others), Crustacea and Hexapoda (insects and others). Mandibulata is currently believed to be the sister group of the clade Arachnomorpha, which comprises the rest of arthropods (Chelicerata+Trilobita). The mandibulates constitute the largest and most varied arthropod group.

The name Mandibulata refers to the mandibles or jaws, which are the characterizing feature of its member arthropods.

See also

External identifiers for Mandibulata
EOL	5003390
NCBI	197563

• Myriochelata
• Pancrustacea
• Crustaceomorpha
• Helmetia

References

• Omar Rota-Stabelli, Lahcen Campbell, Henner Brinkmann, Gregory D. Edgecombe, Stuart J. Longhorn, Kevin J. Peterson, Davide Pisani, Herve Philippe & Maximilian J. Telford (2011). "A congruent solution to arthropod phylogeny: phylogenomics, microRNAs and morphology support monophyletic Mandibulata". Proceedings of the Royal Society B 278 (1703): 298–306. doi:10.1098/rspb.2010.0590. PMID 20702459.