Raphidiophryidae | |
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Raphidiophrys contractilis | |
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Family: | Raphidiophryidae Mikrjukov, 1996 |
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Raphidiophryidae is a family of mostly freshwater centrohelids. It is the sister family of Acanthocystidae, sharing the trait of presenting silica scales and comprising the clade Chalarothoracina. [1] Two genera, Raphidiophrys and Polyplacocystis , have been discovered so far. [2]