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Checklist for Family Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874 (Blind lobsters)
and region South Asia (Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
273
1230
3979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
272
1229
3976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
131
717
2647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
130
714
2644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
121
669
2485
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Palinura
Scholtz & Richter, 1995
3
21
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Eryonoidea
De Haan, 1841
1
5
7
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPolychelidae
Wood-Mason, 1874
Blind lobsters
5
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Asia
5 Genera with 7 Species
Eryonicus Faxon, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Pentacheles Bate, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Polycheles Heller, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Stereomastis Bate, 19053SpeciesTaxom
Willemoesia Grote, 18731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Asia
7 Species
Pentacheles phosphorus (Alcock, 1894)⇒ Stereomastis phosphorus Alcock, 1894
Polycheles phosphorus (Alcock, 1894)⇒ Stereomastis phosphorus Alcock, 1894
Polycheles typhlops Heller, 1862
Stereomastis cerata Alcock, 1894
Stereomastis phosphorus Alcock, 1894Pink Blind Lobster
Stereomastis trispinosa De Man, 1905
Willemoesia leptodactyla Thomson, 1873


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