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                     CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP








                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form N-1A of our report dated November 14, 2003 relating to the
financial statements and financial highlights which appears in the September 30,
2003 Annual Report to the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of Phoenix Seneca
Funds (consisting of Phoenix-Seneca Bond Fund, Phoenix-Seneca Equity Income
Fund, and the Phoenix-Seneca Mid-Cap "Edge" Fund), which is also incorporated by
reference into the Registration Statement. We also consent to the references to
us under the headings "Financial Highlights" in the Prospectus and "Independent
Auditors" in the Statement of Additional Information.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
January 28, 2004