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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
471
2820
10434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
459
2798
10382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
186
1289
5282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
183
1277
5217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
169
1210
4981
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Palinura
Scholtz & Richter, 1995
3
26
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Eryonoidea
De Haan, 1841
1
6
33
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPolychelidae
Wood-Mason, 1874
Blind lobsters
6
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for USA
6 Genera with 33 Species
Cardus Galil, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Homeryon Galil, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Pentacheles Bate, 18807SpeciesTaxom
Polycheles Heller, 188019SpeciesTaxom
Stereomastis Bate, 19177SpeciesTaxom
Willemoesia Grote, 18801SpeciesTaxom


Species list for USA
33 Species and 3 Subspecies
Cardus crucifer Thomson, 1873
Homeryon asper Rathbun, 1906
Pentacheles agassizii (C. Heller, 1862)⇒ Polycheles typhlops Heller, 1862
Pentacheles debilis (Smith, 1884)⇒ Pentacheles validus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Pentacheles laevis Bate, 1878
Pentacheles nanus (Smith, 1884)⇒ Stereomastis nana Smith, 1884
Pentacheles snyderi Rathbun, 1906
Pentacheles spinosus (A. Milne Edw..., 1880)⇒ Polycheles sculptus S. I. Smith, 1880
Pentacheles validus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Polycheles asper (Rathbun, 1906)⇒ Homeryon asper Rathbun, 1906
Polycheles crucifer (Thomson, 1873)⇒ Cardus crucifer Thomson, 1873
Polycheles demani (Stebbing, 1917)⇒ Pentacheles validus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Polycheles dubius (Bouvier, 1905)⇒ Pentacheles laevis Bate, 1878
Polycheles granulatus (Faxon, 1893)⇒ Pentacheles laevis Bate, 1878
Polycheles grimaldii (Bouvier, 1905)⇒ Stereomastis nana Smith, 1884
Polycheles nanus (S. I. Smith, 1884)⇒ Stereomastis nana Smith, 1884
Polycheles pacificus Faxon, 1893
Polycheles perarmatus Holthuis, 1952Common hop
Polycheles phosphorus (Alcock, 1894)⇒ Stereomastis phosphorus Alcock, 1894
Polycheles sculptus S. I. Smith, 1880
Polycheles sculptus pacificus Faxon, 1893
Polycheles snyderi (Rathbun, 1906)⇒ Pentacheles snyderi Rathbun, 1906
Polycheles surdus (Galil, 2000)⇒ Stereomastis surda Galil, 2000
Polycheles synderi
Polycheles talismani (Bouvier, 1917)⇒ Stereomastis talismani Bouvier, 1917
Polycheles typhlops Heller, 1862
Polycheles typhlops perarmatus Holthuis, 1952
Polycheles validus (A. Milne-Edw..., 1880)⇒ Pentacheles validus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Stereomastis nana Smith, 1884
Stereomastis pacifica Faxon, 1893
Stereomastis phosphorus Alcock, 1894Pink Blind Lobster
Stereomastis sculpta (Smith, 1880)⇒ Polycheles sculptus S. I. Smith, 1880
Stereomastis sculpta sculpta Smith, 1880
Stereomastis surda Galil, 2000
Stereomastis talismani Bouvier, 1917
Willemoesia forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1880


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