Phreatogammarus

Phreatogammarus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Amphipoda
Parvorder: Gammaridira
Superfamily: Gammaroidea
Family: Phreatogammaridae
Bousfield,1982
Genus: Phreatogammarus
Stebbing, 1899
Species
  • Phreatogammarus fragilis (Chilton, 1882)
  • Phreatogammarus propinquus Chilton, 1907
  • Phreatogammarus helmsii Chilton, 1918
  • Phreatogammarus waipoua Chapman, 2003

Phreatogammarus is a genus of amphipod crustaceans that are endemic to New Zealand. It is the only genus in the family Phreatogammaridae, and contains four species, three of which were described by Charles Chilton.[1]

  1. ^ M. A. Chapman (2004). "A revision of the Phreatogammaridae (Crustacea, Amphipoda) of New Zealand. Part 2: Phreatogammarus fragilis and P. propinquus". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 34 (1): 59–79. doi:10.1080/03014223.2004.9517763.