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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
5
8
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
5
8
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
5
8
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
5
8
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
2
5
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Palinura
Scholtz & Richter, 1995
2
5
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Eryonoidea
De Haan, 1841
1
3
4
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPolychelidae
Wood-Mason, 1874
Blind lobsters
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North New Guinea
3 Genera with 4 Species
Pentacheles Bate, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Polycheles Heller, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Stereomastis Bate, 18781SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North New Guinea
4 Species
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