| 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 [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
- ^ "Phreatoicidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ "Ancient creatures re-discovered thriving in southern New Zealand". NIWA. October 2009. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
- ^ Marilyn Schotte (2009). M. Schotte; C. B. Boyko; N. L. Bruce; G. C. B. Poore; S. Taiti; G. D. F. Wilson (eds.). "Phreatoicidae". World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved April 11, 2010.