Arthropodoid

An Arthropodoid or Arthropoid is the typoid classification of creatures exhibiting characteristics similar to Terran Arthropods such as spiders or crustaceans. Arthropodoids an overlapping classification with Crustaceanoid and sometimes considered an esoteric subclassification of Insectoid.

Description (Specifications)

An arthropodoid is distinguished by a number of characteristics:

• Segmented bodies consisting of two or more parts: typically a fused head and thorax (a cephalothorax) and an abdomen.
• An exoskeleton or a hard, shell-like covering on the outside of the body.
• Three or more pairs of jointed appendages referred to as legs. These are typically used for walking.
• Antennae, typically mounting sensory organs.
• An open circulatory system.

Specific Species Examples

Selected Arthropodoid Species Examples
Species	Sophonce	Remarks
Amindii AKA Grasshoppers	Sophont	None
Ashdak Meshukiiba AKA Cow Ant	Proto-Sophont	None
Bove	Sophont	None
Dust Strider	Creature	They are native to Chamois in the Spinward Marches.
Eheen	Sophont	None
Hoplite	Creature	None
Horseshoe Crab	Creature	They are native to Terra.
Nocjaw	Creature	None
Sapow	Creature	None
Shrieker	Sophont	None
Xaruah	Sophont	None

See also

Selected Typoids

§ == ( Please refer to the following AAB Library Data for more information: ) == §

A:

• Amoeboid
• Amphibianoid
• Annelidoid
• Arthropodoid
• Avianoid

B:

• Bovinoid

C:

• Canidoid
• Celestoid
• Centauroid
• Cephalopodoid
• Chilopodoid
• Chondrichthoid
• Cnidarianoid
• Cosmoid
• Crustaceanoid

E:

• Echinodermoid
• Equinoid
• Extremophyloid

F:

• Felidoid
• Fungoid

H:

• Hominid

I:

• Infotoid
• Insectoid

J:

• Jovionoid

M:

• Macropodoid
• Mammallianoid
• Mechanimorph
• Microbiotoid
• Molluscoid

O:

• Ophidoid

P:

• Phytoid
• Piscinoid
• Porcinoid
• Procyonidoid

Q:

• Quasi-arachnoid

R:

• Reptillianoid

S:

• Silicoid
• Skiapodoid

U:

• Ungulatoid
• Ursinoid

V:

• Vulpinoid

Z:

• Zoophytoid

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS