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Checklist for Family Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874 (Blind lobsters)
and region America (Continents)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
550
3975
18550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
537
3949
18475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
208
1695
9054
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
205
1681
8960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
191
1597
8581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Palinura
Scholtz & Richter, 1995
4
35
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Eryonoidea
De Haan, 1841
2
9
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPolychelidae
Wood-Mason, 1874
Blind lobsters
8
47
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
8 Genera with 47 Species
Antarcticheles Aguirre-Urre..., 19901SpeciesTaxom
Cardus Galil, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Eryonicus Faxon, 01SpeciesTaxom
Homeryon Galil, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Pentacheles Bate, 18807SpeciesTaxom
Polycheles Heller, 188027SpeciesTaxom
Stereomastis Bate, 19179SpeciesTaxom
Willemoesia Grote, 18734SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
47 Species and 4 Subspecies
Antarcticheles antarcticus Aguirre-Urreta, 1990
Cardus crucifer Thomson, 1873
Eryonicus spinulosus
Homeryon asper Rathbun, 1906
Pentacheles agassizii (C. Heller, 1862)⇒ Polycheles typhlops Heller, 1862
Pentacheles debilis (Smith, 1884)⇒ Pentacheles validus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Pentacheles laevis Bate, 1878
Pentacheles nanus (Smith, 1884)⇒ Stereomastis nana Smith, 1884
Pentacheles snyderi Rathbun, 1906
Pentacheles spinosus (A. Milne Edw..., 1880)⇒ Polycheles sculptus S. I. Smith, 1880
Pentacheles validus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Polycheles asper (Rathbun, 1906)⇒ Homeryon asper Rathbun, 1906
Polycheles crucifer (Thomson, 1873)⇒ Cardus crucifer Thomson, 1873
Polycheles crucifera Thomson, 1873
Polycheles demani (Stebbing, 1917)⇒ Pentacheles validus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Polycheles dubius (Bouvier, 1905)⇒ Pentacheles laevis Bate, 1878
Polycheles enthrix Bate, 1878
Polycheles euthrix Bate, 1878
Polycheles evexus Galil, 2000
Polycheles granulatus (Faxon, 1893)⇒ Pentacheles laevis Bate, 1878
Polycheles grimaldii (Bouvier, 1905)⇒ Stereomastis nana Smith, 1884
Polycheles laevis (Bate, 1878)⇒ Pentacheles laevis Bate, 1878
Polycheles nanus (S. I. Smith, 1884)⇒ Stereomastis nana Smith, 1884
Polycheles pacificus Faxon, 1893
Polycheles perarmatus Holthuis, 1952Common hop
Polycheles phosphorus (Alcock, 1894)⇒ Stereomastis phosphorus Alcock, 1894
Polycheles sculptus S. I. Smith, 1880
Polycheles sculptus pacificus Faxon, 1893
Polycheles snyderi (Rathbun, 1906)⇒ Pentacheles snyderi Rathbun, 1906
Polycheles suhmi Bate, 1878
Polycheles surdus (Galil, 2000)⇒ Stereomastis surda Galil, 2000
Polycheles synderi
Polycheles talismani (Bouvier, 1917)⇒ Stereomastis talismani Bouvier, 1917
Polycheles tanneri Faxon, 1893
Polycheles typhlops Heller, 1862
Polycheles typhlops perarmatus Holthuis, 1952
Polycheles typhlops typhlops Heller, 1862
Polycheles validus (A. Milne-Edw..., 1880)⇒ Pentacheles validus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Stereomastis evexa Galil, 2000
Stereomastis nana Smith, 1884
Stereomastis pacifica Faxon, 1893
Stereomastis phosphorus Alcock, 1894Pink Blind Lobster
Stereomastis sculpta (Smith, 1880)⇒ Polycheles sculptus S. I. Smith, 1880
Stereomastis sculpta sculpta Smith, 1880
Stereomastis suhmi Bate, 1878
Stereomastis surda Galil, 2000
Stereomastis talismani Bouvier, 1917
Willemoesia forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Willemoesia indica (Alcock, 1901)⇒ Willemoesia leptodactyla Thomson, 1873
Willemoesia inornata Faxon, 1893
Willemoesia leptodactyla Thomson, 1873


Links, sources and further information
Polychelidae at biodiversity.org.au
Polychelidae at gbif.org
Polychelidae at irmng.org
Polychelidae at itis.gov
Polychelidae at marinespecies.org