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Checklist for Family Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874 (Blind lobsters)
and region Atlantic Ocean (World Oceans)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
359
1638
4948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
356
1632
4934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
147
797
2869
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
144
787
2814
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
135
726
2605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Palinura
Scholtz & Richter, 1995
3
18
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Eryonoidea
De Haan, 1841
1
5
12
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPolychelidae
Wood-Mason, 1874
Blind lobsters
5
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Atlantic Ocean
5 Genera with 12 Species
Cardus Galil, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Pentacheles Bate, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Polycheles Heller, 18624SpeciesTaxom
Stereomastis Bate, 19173SpeciesTaxom
Willemoesia Grote, 18732SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Atlantic Ocean
12 Species
Cardus crucifer Thomson, 1873
Pentacheles laevis Bate, 1878
Pentacheles validus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Polycheles nanus (S. I. Smith, 1884)⇒ Stereomastis nana Smith, 1884
Polycheles perarmatus Holthuis, 1952Common hop
Polycheles sculptus S. I. Smith, 1880
Polycheles typhlops Heller, 1862
Stereomastis nana Smith, 1884
Stereomastis sculpta (Smith, 1880)⇒ Polycheles sculptus S. I. Smith, 1880
Stereomastis talismani Bouvier, 1917
Willemoesia forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
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