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Checklist for Family Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874 (Blind lobsters)
and region Azores (Macaronesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
142
286
515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
142
286
515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
68
152
267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
67
150
265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
61
139
249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Palinura
Scholtz & Richter, 1995
3
8
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Eryonoidea
De Haan, 1841
1
4
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPolychelidae
Wood-Mason, 1874
Blind lobsters
4
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Azores
4 Genera with 6 Species
Cardus Galil, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Pentacheles Bate, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Polycheles Heller, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Willemoesia Grote, 18801SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Azores
6 Species
Cardus crucifer Thomson, 1873
Pentacheles laevis Bate, 1878
Pentacheles validus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Polycheles crucifer (Thomson, 1873)⇒ Cardus crucifer Thomson, 1873
Polycheles nanus (S. I. Smith, 1884)⇒ Stereomastis nana Smith, 1884
Willemoesia forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1880


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