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Webster Dictionary
Articulata
one of the four subkingdoms in the classification of Cuvier. It has been much modified by later writers
Articulata
one of the subdivisions of the Brachiopoda, including those that have the shells united by a hinge
Articulata
a subdivision of the Crinoidea
Etymology: [Neut. pl. from L. articulatus furnished with joints, distinct, p. p. of articulare. See Article, v.]
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Articulata
Articulata are the only extant subclass of the class Crinoidea. They are differentiated from the extinct subclasses by their lack of an anal plate and the presence of an entoneural system. Articulata are stalked echinoderms with pentamerous symmetry. The stalk, which consists of numerous disks held together by ligaments, supports a calyx or cup made of circlets of calcerous plates. In Comatulids, the stalk develops following the larval stage, but the juveniles shed all but the topmost disk to take up a free-living existence. Five often branched arms, which consist of articulated series of ossicles, extend from the oral plate and form the food-capture mechanism of Articulata. The arms of Articulata are pinnulate in that they have alternating pinnules branching out along them to effectively increase the surface area for feeding. These pinnules all have ciliated ambulacral grooves that converge to form larger grooves in the arms that lead down to the mouth located beside the anus on the upper surface of the oral plate. Articulata are passive suspension feeders. They capture algae with triplets of tube feet located on the pinnules, and the ciliated ambulacral canals transport this algae to the mouth. Although they are passive feeders, some Articulata have been observed to move to better feeding areas either with locomotory mechanisms at the base of the stalk or by detaching and pulling themselves with their arms. Currently there are 540 described species of Articulata that fall into two major orders. The bourgueticrinids which have the traditional stalked body form account for about 15% percent of the known species while the comatulids are unstalked and account for most of the rest.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Articulata
är-tik-ū-lā′ta, n. one of the great primary divisions of the animal kingdom, according to Cuvier, including those animals of which the body is divided into a number of distinct joints—viz. the higher worms or Annelids, and also the Insects, Crustaceans, Arachnids, and Myriopods.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of articulata in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of articulata in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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