Raphidiophryidae
| Raphidiophryidae | |
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| Raphidiophrys contractilis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Class: | Centrohelida |
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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]