Does Arthropods have a rigid outer covering called mantle?

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2026-07-17 13:20

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No, the rigid outer covering of arthropods is usually called the exoskeleton. In Biology the mantle is a major anatomical component of a different phylum - molluscs, the tissue which contains the internal organs and in many molluscs responsible for secreting the mineralized outer shell.

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