| Phreatoicidae | |
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| Eophreatoicus, a freshwater isopod from Kakadu National Park, Australia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Suborder: | Phreatoicidea |
| Family: | Phreatoicidae Chilton, 1891 |
| Type genus | |
| Phreatoicus Chilton, 1883 | |
Phreatoicidae is a family of blind, freshwater isopods. They have survived apparently unchanged for 350 million years, and are only found in South Africa, India, Australia and New Zealand. They were first found near Christchurch in 1882 by Charles Chilton. The family Phreatoicidae now contains 13 genera:
- Colacanthotelson Nicholls, 1944
- Colubotelson Nicholls, 1944
- Crenoicus Nicholls, 1944
- Gariwerdeus Wilson & Keable, 2002
- Mesacanthotelson Nicholls, 1944
- Metaphreatoicus Nicholls, 1944
- Naiopegia Wilson & Keable, 2002
- Neophreatoicus Nicholls, 1944
- Notamphisopus Nicholls, 1944
- Onchotelson Nicholls, 1944
- Paraphreatoicus Nicholls, 1944
- Phreatoicus Chilton, 1883
- Uramphisopus Nicholls, 1943
References
- ^ Schotte M, Boyko CB, Bruce NL, Poore GC, Taiti S, Wilson GD (eds.). "Phreatoicidae Chilton, 1891". World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- "Ancient creatures re-discovered thriving in southern New Zealand". NIWA. October 2009. Archived from the original on 2 March 2024. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
External links
Data related to Phreatoicidae at Wikispecies
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| Phreatoicidae | |
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