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Checklist for Family Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874 (Blind lobsters)
and region Madagascar (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
232
864
1815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
231
863
1814
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
122
593
1376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
120
590
1370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
111
554
1307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Palinura
Scholtz & Richter, 1995
3
22
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Eryonoidea
De Haan, 1841
1
2
4
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPolychelidae
Wood-Mason, 1874
Blind lobsters
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Madagascar
2 Genera with 4 Species
Polycheles Heller, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Stereomastis Bate, 20001SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Madagascar
4 Species
Polycheles sculptus S. I. Smith, 1880
Polycheles surdus (Galil, 2000)⇒ Stereomastis surda Galil, 2000
Polycheles typhlops Heller, 1862
Stereomastis surda Galil, 2000


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