The family is often included with the Romancheinidae, although its distinction is maintained by Ryland & Hayward (1999). The assignment of the relevant romancheinid genera to this family and to the Escharellidae is not yet complete.
This family includes the genera:
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| Exochella tricuspis | Escharoides angela (Image by D.P. Gordon and NIWA) |
Escharoides coccinea | Escharoides excavata |
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| Escharoides falcifera |
Escharoides page at NMITA
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