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Philopotamidae is a family level taxon containing certain finger-net and silken-tube spinner caddisflies.

The Family Philopotamidae is a member of the Superfamily Philopotamoidea. Here is the complete "parentage" of Philopotamidae:

• Domain: Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
  • Kingdom: Animalia C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
    • Subkingdom: Bilateria (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
      • Branch: Protostomia Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
        • Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - ecdysozoans
          • Superphylum: Panarthropoda Cuvier
            • Phylum: Arthropoda Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
              • Subphylum: Mandibulata Snodgrass, 1938
                • Infraphylum: Atelocerata Heymons, 1901
                  • Superclass: Panhexapoda
                    • Class: Insecta C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Insects
                      • Subclass: Dicondylia
                        • Infraclass: Pterygota - Winged Insects
                          • Superorder: Panorpida
                            • Order: Trichoptera W. Kirby, 1813 - Caddisflies
                              • Suborder: Annulipalpia A.V. Martynov, 1924 - Retreat-Making Caddisflies
                                • Superfamily: Philopotamoidea J.F. Stephens, 1829
                                  • Family: Philopotamidae J.F. Stephens, 1829 - finger-net caddisflies