Family Phoxichilidiidae Sars, 1891

Diagnosis: see Bamber (2007).

Key for the genera of the Phoxichilidiidae

1. Ovigers present in male and female ......... Phoxiphilyra

− Ovigers present only in male ...................................... 2

2. Without dorsal segmentation, segmentation only visible ventrally. Cheliphores smaller than proboscis ........... ............................................................................... Pycnosomia

− Segmentation present dorsally, or completely absent. Cheliphores larger than proboscis ....................................... 3

3. Auxiliary claws long, located distally to main claw ...... .......................................................................... Phoxichilidium

− Auxiliary claws reduced or absent, located on dorsal basis of main claw ........................................... Anoplodactylus