# Peltidium

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{{short description|Chelicerata prodorsal shield}}
'''Peltidium''' is a prodorsal shield found in animals of the subphylum [Chelicerata](/source/Chelicerata), in the phylum [Arthropoda](/source/Arthropoda). In some groups ([Schizomida](/source/Schizomida), [Palpigradi](/source/Palpigradi), [Solpugida](/source/Solpugida) and [Opiliones](/source/Opiliones)), the peltidium, also known as the '''schizopeltid''', can be subdivided into the '''propeltidium''', a carapace-like shield that covers the [proterosoma](/source/proterosoma), which comprises the fused acron (protocerebral region) and first four segments, and two free segments, the '''mesopeltidium''' and '''metapeltidium''' (Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology).

== External links ==
*[http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/onlinedictinvertzoology/ Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology]

==References==
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Category:Chelicerate anatomy

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