Arthropods are the largest phylum in the animal kingdom. It is divided into the following classes:
- insects e.g grasshopper
- crustaceans e.g crab
- myriapods e.g millipedes
- Arachnids e.g spider, lobster etc
Answer from: Quest
many phylogenetic trees have a single lineage at the base representing a common ancestor. a lineage that evolved early from the root and remains unbranched is called basal taxon. when two lineages stem from the same branch point, they are called sister taxa.