Telson
In today's world, Telson has become a topic of great relevance and interest to a large number of people. From its impact on society to its influence on popular culture, Telson has captured everyone's attention, generating debate, reflection and analysis. With a history dating back centuries, Telson has left an indelible mark on human history, and its influence continues to be palpable today. In this article, we will explore the various facets of Telson and its meaning in the modern world, analyzing its impact in different areas and its relevance for the present and the future.
The telson (from Ancient Greek τέλσον 'headlands, limit') is the hindmost division of the body of an arthropod. Depending on the definition, the telson is either considered to be the final segment of the arthropod body, or an additional division that is not a true segment on account of not arising in the embryo from teloblast areas as other segments.[1] It never carries any appendages, but a forked "tail" called the caudal furca may be present. The shape and composition of the telson differs between arthropod groups.
Crustaceans
In lobsters, shrimp and other decapods, the telson, along with the uropods, forms the tail fan. This is used as a paddle in the caridoid escape reaction ("lobstering"), whereby an alarmed animal rapidly flexes its tail, causing it to dart backwards. Krill can reach speeds of over 60 cm per second by this means. The trigger time to optical stimulus is, in spite of the low temperatures, only 55 milliseconds.
In the Isopoda and Tanaidacea (superorder Peracarida), the last abdominal body segment is fused with the telson, forming a "pleotelson".[2]
Chelicerates
The term telson is widely used for the caudal spine of some chelicerates.[3][4] The chelicerate telson can be clearly seen in a number of fossil species (like in eurypterids) and in extant animals (like the horseshoe crab "tail" and the scorpion sting). Some authorities have urged that the usage of this word in this context be discouraged.[why?][5]
Myriapods
In millipedes, the telson consists of a legless pre-anal body segment (which may contain a posterior extension known as an epiproct), a pair of anal valves (paraprocts) or plates closing off the anus, and a plate below the anus (hypoproct), also known as a subanal scale.[6][7]
In centipedes the telson is the hindmost body segment, posterior to the genital openings, bearing two anal valves.[8]
Hexapods
Proturans, an order of minute soil-dwelling animals, are the only hexapods with a telson.[9]
See also
References
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- ^ S. J. Keable, G. C. B. Poore & G. D. F. Wilson (October 2, 2002). "Australian Isopoda: Families". Australian Museum.
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- ^ Karl-Ernst Lauterbach (1980). "Schlüsselereignisse in der Evolution des Grundplans der Arachnata (Arthropoda)" [Key events in the evolution of the ground plan of the Arachnata (Arthropoda)]. Abhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins in Hamburg. NF (in German). 23: 163–327.
- ^ Sierwald, Petra; Bond, Jason E. (2007). "Current Status of the Myriapod Class Diplopoda (Millipedes): Taxonomic Diversity and Phylogeny". Annual Review of Entomology. 52 (1): 401–420. doi:10.1146/annurev.ento.52.111805.090210. PMID 17163800.
- ^ Mesibov, Robert. "Tail". External Anatomy of Polydesmida. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ^ Lewis, J. G. E. (2008). The Biology of Centipedes (Digitally printed 1st paperback version. ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521034111.
- ^ The Phylogenetic Positions of Three Basal-Hexapod Groups (Protura, Diplura, and Collembola) Based on Ribosomal RNA Gene Sequences