Ar*tic`u*la"ta (#), n. pl. [Neut. pl. from L. articulatus furnished with joints, distinct, p. p. of articulare. See Article, v.] Zool.
1.
One of the four subkingdoms in the classification of Cuvier. It has been much modified by later writers.
⇒ It includes those Invertebrata having the body composed of ringlike segments (arthromeres). By some writers, the unsegmented worms (helminths) have also been included; by others it is restricted to the Arthropoda. It corresponds nearly with the Annulosa of some authors. The chief subdivisions are Arthropoda (Insects, Myriapoda, Arachnida, Pycnogonida, Crustacea); and Anarthropoda, including the Annelida and allied forms.
2.
One of the subdivisions of the Brachiopoda, including those that have the shells united by a hinge.
3.
A subdivision of the Crinoidea.
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