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Checklist for Family Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874 (Blind lobsters)
and region New Guinea (Australasia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
84
215
372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
84
215
372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
56
170
326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
55
167
320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
50
157
305
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Palinura
Scholtz & Richter, 1995
3
9
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Eryonoidea
De Haan, 1841
1
3
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPolychelidae
Wood-Mason, 1874
Blind lobsters
3
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Guinea
3 Genera with 5 Species
Pentacheles Bate, 18783SpeciesTaxom
Polycheles Heller, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Stereomastis Bate, 18781SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Guinea
5 Species
Pentacheles laevis Bate, 1878
Pentacheles obscura (Bate, 1878)⇒ Pentacheles obscurus Bate, 1878
Pentacheles obscurus Bate, 1878
Polycheles helleri (Bate, 1878)⇒ Stereomastis helleri Bate, 1878
Stereomastis helleri Bate, 1878


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