Phreatoicidae

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Superclassis: Multicrustacea
Classis: Malacostraca
Subclassis: Eumalacostraca
Superordo: Peracarida
Ordo: Isopoda
Subordo: Phreatoicidea

Familia: Phreatoicidae
Subfamiliae: Mesacanthotelsoninae – Phreatoicinae
Overview of genera

Colacanthotelson – Colubotelson – Crenoicus – Eophreatoicus – Gariwerdeus – Mesacanthotelson – Metaphreatoicus – Naiopegia – Neophreatoicus – Notamphisopus – Onchotelson – Paraphreatoicus – Phreatoicus – Uramphisopus
Name

Phreatoicidae
References

Webber, W.R. et al. 2010: [Chapter] EIGHT Phylum ARTHROPODA SUBPHYLUM CRUSTACEA shrimps, crabs, lobsters, barnacles, slaters, and kin. Pp. 98-232 in Gordon, D.P. (ed.): New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume 2. Kingdom Animalia. Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch, New Zealand. ISBN 978-1-87725793-3

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.
"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.