Biology:Phreatoicidae
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Short description: Family of crustaceans
| 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 |
| Superorder: | Peracarida |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Suborder: | Phreatoicidea |
| Family: | Phreatoicidae Chilton, 1891 [1] |
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.[2] The family Phreatoicidae now contains 13 genera:[3]
- 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
- ↑ "Phreatoicidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=541912.
- ↑ "Ancient creatures re-discovered thriving in southern New Zealand". NIWA. October 2009. http://www.niwa.co.nz/news-and-publications/news/all/ancient-creatures-re-discovered-thriving-in-southern-new-zealand. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
- ↑ Marilyn Schotte (2009). "Phreatoicidae". in M. Schotte; C. B. Boyko; N. L. Bruce et al.. World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=249332. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q3862172 entry
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