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Checklist for Family Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874 (Blind lobsters)
and region Oceania (Continents)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
507
3836
16565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
502
3827
16544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
192
1775
9092
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
189
1764
9021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
179
1695
8603
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Palinura
Scholtz & Richter, 1995
3
41
188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Eryonoidea
De Haan, 1841
1
6
45
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPolychelidae
Wood-Mason, 1874
Blind lobsters
6
45
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Oceania
6 Genera with 45 Species
Eryonicus Faxon, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Homeryon Galil, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Pentacheles Bate, 18809SpeciesTaxom
Polycheles Heller, 186219SpeciesTaxom
Stereomastis Bate, 200011SpeciesTaxom
Willemoesia Grote, 19203SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Oceania
45 Species
Eryonicus fagei Bernard, 1953
Eryonicus scharffi Selbie, 1914
Homeryon asper Rathbun, 1906
Pentacheles euthrix
Pentacheles gracilis (Bate, 1878)⇒ Pentacheles laevis Bate, 1878
Pentacheles kermadecensis Sund, 1920
Pentacheles laevis Bate, 1878
Pentacheles nanus (Smith, 1884)⇒ Stereomastis nana Smith, 1884
Pentacheles obscura (Bate, 1878)⇒ Pentacheles obscurus Bate, 1878
Pentacheles obscurus Bate, 1878
Pentacheles snyderi Rathbun, 1906
Pentacheles validus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Polycheles aculeatus (Galil, 2000)⇒ Stereomastis aculeata Galil, 2000
Polycheles alis (Ahyong & Galil, 2006)⇒ Stereomastis alis Ahyong & Galil, 2006
Polycheles auriculatus (Bate, 1878)⇒ Stereomastis auriculata Bate, 1878
Polycheles baccatus Bate, 1878
Polycheles coccifer Galil, 2000
Polycheles crucifer (Thomson, 1873)⇒ Cardus crucifer Thomson, 1873
Polycheles enthrix Bate, 1878
Polycheles euthrix Bate, 1878
Polycheles galil (Ahyong & Brown, 2002)⇒ Stereomastis galil Ahyong & Brown, 2002
Polycheles helleri (Bate, 1878)⇒ Stereomastis helleri Bate, 1878
Polycheles kermadecensis Sund, 1920
Polycheles martini Ahyong & Brown, 2002
Polycheles nanus (S. I. Smith, 1884)⇒ Stereomastis nana Smith, 1884
Polycheles phosphorus (Alcock, 1894)⇒ Stereomastis phosphorus Alcock, 1894
Polycheles sculptus S. I. Smith, 1880
Polycheles suhmi Bate, 1878
Polycheles surdus (Galil, 2000)⇒ Stereomastis surda Galil, 2000
Polycheles synderi
Polycheles typhlops Heller, 1862
Stereomastis aculeata Galil, 2000
Stereomastis alis Ahyong & Galil, 2006
Stereomastis auriculata Bate, 1878
Stereomastis cerata Alcock, 1894
Stereomastis galil Ahyong & Brown, 2002
Stereomastis helleri Bate, 1878
Stereomastis nana Smith, 1884
Stereomastis phosphorus Alcock, 1894Pink Blind Lobster
Stereomastis sculpta (Smith, 1880)⇒ Polycheles sculptus S. I. Smith, 1880
Stereomastis suhmi Bate, 1878
Stereomastis surda Galil, 2000
Willemoesia forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Willemoesia leptodactyla Thomson, 1873
Willemoesia pacifica Sund, 1920California mountain maple


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