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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
111
338
834
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
111
338
834
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
86
294
772
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
85
293
771
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
77
247
664
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Palinura
Scholtz & Richter, 1995
3
11
27
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 Eastern Atlantic Ocean
4 Genera with 6 Species
Cardus Galil, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Polycheles Heller, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Stereomastis Bate, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Willemoesia Grote, 18731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern Atlantic Ocean
6 Species
Cardus crucifer Thomson, 1873
Polycheles perarmatus Holthuis, 1952Common hop
Polycheles sculptus S. I. Smith, 1880
Polycheles typhlops Heller, 1862
Stereomastis talismani Bouvier, 1917
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