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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
113
227
369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
112
226
368
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
65
145
267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
64
143
264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
57
118
204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Palinura
Scholtz & Richter, 1995
3
5
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Eryonoidea
De Haan, 1841
1
2
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPolychelidae
Wood-Mason, 1874
Blind lobsters
2
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sahara
2 Genera with 6 Species
Polycheles Heller, 18624SpeciesTaxom
Stereomastis Bate, 19172SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sahara
6 Species
Polycheles nanus (S. I. Smith, 1884)⇒ Stereomastis nana Smith, 1884
Polycheles sculptus S. I. Smith, 1880
Polycheles talismani (Bouvier, 1917)⇒ Stereomastis talismani Bouvier, 1917
Polycheles typhlops Heller, 1862
Stereomastis nana Smith, 1884
Stereomastis talismani Bouvier, 1917


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