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Checklist for Family Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874 (Blind lobsters)
and region Fiji (Melanesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
165
508
1004
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
165
508
1004
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
86
359
822
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
85
355
809
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
79
333
766
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Palinura
Scholtz & Richter, 1995
3
18
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Eryonoidea
De Haan, 1841
1
3
7
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPolychelidae
Wood-Mason, 1874
Blind lobsters
3
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Fiji
3 Genera with 7 Species
Pentacheles Bate, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Polycheles Heller, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Stereomastis Bate, 18942SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fiji
7 Species
Pentacheles gracilis (Bate, 1878)⇒ Pentacheles laevis Bate, 1878
Pentacheles laevis Bate, 1878
Polycheles baccatus Bate, 1878
Polycheles enthrix Bate, 1878
Polycheles typhlops Heller, 1862
Stereomastis galil Ahyong & Brown, 2002
Stereomastis phosphorus Alcock, 1894Pink Blind Lobster


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