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Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874

106793  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:106793)

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Polycheles Heller, 1862 (type by monotypy)

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  1. Subfamily Polychelinae Wood-Mason, 1874
    1. Genus Cardus Galil, 2000
      1. Species Cardus crucifer (Thomson, 1873)
    2. Genus Dianecheles Chang, Ahyong & Tsang, 2024
      1. Species Dianecheles martini (Ahyong & Brown, 2002)
    3. Genus Homeryon Galil, 2000
      1. Species Homeryon armarium Galil, 2000
      2. Species Homeryon asper (Rathbun, 1906)
    4. Genus Neopolycheles Chang, Ahyong & Tsang, 2024
      1. Species Neopolycheles amemiyai (Yokoya, 1933)
      2. Species Neopolycheles enthrix (Spence Bate, 1878)
      3. Species Neopolycheles kermadecensis (Sund, 1920)
    5. Genus Pentacheles Spence Bate, 1878
      1. Species Pentacheles gibbus Alcock, 1894
      2. Species Pentacheles laevis Spence Bate, 1878
      3. Species Pentacheles obscurus Spence Bate, 1878
      4. Species Pentacheles snyderi (Rathbun, 1906)
      5. Species Pentacheles validus A. Milne-Edwards, 1880
      6. Species Pentacheles Agassizii A. Milne-Edwards, 1880 accepted as Polycheles typhlops Heller, 1862 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
      7. Species Pentacheles andamanensis Alcock, 1894 accepted as Stereomastis nana (Smith, 1884) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
      8. Species Pentacheles auriculatus Spence Bate, 1878 accepted as Stereomastis auriculata (Spence Bate, 1878) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      9. Species Pentacheles Beaumontii Alcock, 1894 accepted as Pentacheles laevis Spence Bate, 1878 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
      10. Species Pentacheles carpenteri Alcock, 1894 accepted as Pentacheles obscurus Spence Bate, 1878 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
      11. Species Pentacheles cerata Alcock, 1894 accepted as Stereomastis cerata (Alcock, 1894) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      12. Species Pentacheles debilis Smith, 1884 accepted as Pentacheles validus A. Milne-Edwards, 1880 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
      13. Species Pentacheles enthrix Spence Bate, 1878 accepted as Neopolycheles enthrix (Spence Bate, 1878) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      14. Species Pentacheles gibba Alcock, 1894 accepted as Pentacheles gibbus Alcock, 1894 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      15. Species Pentacheles gracilis Spence Bate, 1878 accepted as Pentacheles laevis Spence Bate, 1878 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
      16. Species Pentacheles Hextii Alcock, 1894 accepted as Polycheles typhlops Heller, 1862 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
      17. Species Pentacheles nanus Smith, 1884 accepted as Stereomastis nana (Smith, 1884) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      18. Species Pentacheles phosphorus Alcock, 1894 accepted as Stereomastis phosphorus (Alcock, 1894) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      19. Species Pentacheles spinosus A. Milne-Edwards, 1880 accepted as Polycheles sculptus Smith, 1880 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
      20. Species Pentacheles Suhmi Spence Bate, 1878 accepted as Stereomastis suhmi (Spence Bate, 1878) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      21. Species Pentacheles trispinosus De Man, 1905 accepted as Stereomastis trispinosa (De Man, 1905) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    6. Genus Polycheles Heller, 1862
      1. Species Polycheles baccatus Spence Bate, 1878
      2. Species Polycheles coccifer Galil, 2000
      3. Species Polycheles perarmatus Holthuis, 1952
      4. Species Polycheles tanneri Faxon, 1893
      5. Species Polycheles typhlops Heller, 1862
        1. Subspecies Polycheles typhlops perarmatus Holthuis, 1952 accepted as Polycheles perarmatus Holthuis, 1952 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
        2. Subspecies Polycheles typhlops typhlops Heller, 1862 accepted as Polycheles typhlops Heller, 1862 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      6. Species Polycheles aculeatus Galil, 2000 accepted as Stereomastis aculeata (Galil, 2000) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      7. Species Polycheles alis Ahyong & Galil, 2006 accepted as Stereomastis alis (Ahyong & Galil, 2006) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      8. Species Polycheles amemiyai Yokoya, 1933 accepted as Neopolycheles amemiyai (Yokoya, 1933) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      9. Species Polycheles andamanensis (Alcock, 1894) accepted as Stereomastis nana (Smith, 1884) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      10. Species Polycheles asper Rathbun, 1906 accepted as Homeryon asper (Rathbun, 1906) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      11. Species Polycheles auriculatus (Spence Bate, 1878) accepted as Stereomastis auriculata (Spence Bate, 1878) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      12. Species Polycheles beaumontii (Alcock, 1894) accepted as Pentacheles laevis Spence Bate, 1878 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      13. Species Polycheles carpenteri (Alcock, 1894) accepted as Pentacheles obscurus Spence Bate, 1878 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      14. Species Polycheles ceratus (Alcock, 1894) accepted as Stereomastis cerata (Alcock, 1894) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      15. Species Polycheles chilensis Sund, 1920 accepted as Pentacheles validus A. Milne-Edwards, 1880 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
      16. Species Polycheles crucifer (Thomson, 1873) accepted as Cardus crucifer (Thomson, 1873) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      17. Species Polycheles demani Stebbing, 1917 accepted as Pentacheles validus A. Milne-Edwards, 1880 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
      18. Species Polycheles doderleini Riggio, 1895 accepted as Polycheles typhlops Heller, 1862 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
      19. Species Polycheles dubius Bouvier, 1905 accepted as Pentacheles laevis Spence Bate, 1878 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
      20. Species Polycheles enthrix (Spence Bate, 1878) accepted as Neopolycheles enthrix (Spence Bate, 1878) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      21. Species Polycheles evexus Galil, 2000 accepted as Stereomastis evexa (Galil, 2000) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      22. Species Polycheles galil Ahyong & Brown, 2002 accepted as Stereomastis galil (Ahyong & Brown, 2002) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      23. Species Polycheles gibbus (Alcock, 1894) accepted as Pentacheles gibbus Alcock, 1894 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      24. Species Polycheles gracilis (Spence Bate, 1878) accepted as Pentacheles laevis Spence Bate, 1878 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      25. Species Polycheles granulatus Faxon, 1893 accepted as Pentacheles laevis Spence Bate, 1878 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
      26. Species Polycheles Grimaldii Bouvier, 1905 accepted as Stereomastis nana (Smith, 1884) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
      27. Species Polycheles Helleri Spence Bate, 1878 accepted as Stereomastis helleri (Spence Bate, 1878) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      28. Species Polycheles hextii (Alcock, 1894) accepted as Polycheles typhlops Heller, 1862 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
      29. Species Polycheles kermadecensis (Sund, 1920) accepted as Neopolycheles kermadecensis (Sund, 1920) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      30. Species Polycheles laevis (Spence Bate, 1878) accepted as Pentacheles laevis Spence Bate, 1878 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      31. Species Polycheles martini Ahyong & Brown, 2002 accepted as Dianecheles martini (Ahyong & Brown, 2002) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      32. Species Polycheles nanus (Smith, 1884) accepted as Stereomastis nana (Smith, 1884) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      33. Species Polycheles obscurus (Spence Bate, 1878) accepted as Pentacheles obscurus Spence Bate, 1878 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      34. Species Polycheles pacificus (Faxon, 1893) accepted as Stereomastis pacifica (Faxon, 1893) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      35. Species Polycheles phosphorus (Alcock, 1894) accepted as Stereomastis phosphorus (Alcock, 1894) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      36. Species Polycheles politus Galil, 2000 accepted as Stereomastis polita (Galil, 2000) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      37. Species Polycheles sculptus Smith, 1880 accepted as Stereomastis sculpta (Smith, 1880) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
        1. Subspecies Polycheles sculptus pacificus Faxon, 1893 accepted as Stereomastis pacifica (Faxon, 1893) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
        2. Variety Polycheles sculptus var. Talismani Bouvier, 1917 accepted as Stereomastis talismani (Bouvier, 1917) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      38. Species Polycheles snyderi Rathbun, 1906 accepted as Pentacheles snyderi (Rathbun, 1906) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      39. Species Polycheles suhmi (Spence Bate, 1878) accepted as Stereomastis suhmi (Spence Bate, 1878) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      40. Species Polycheles surdus Galil, 2000 accepted as Stereomastis surda (Galil, 2000) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      41. Species Polycheles talismani (Bouvier, 1917) accepted as Stereomastis talismani (Bouvier, 1917) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      42. Species Polycheles trispinosus (De Man, 1905) accepted as Stereomastis trispinosa (De Man, 1905) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      43. Species Polycheles validus (A. Milne-Edwards, 1880) accepted as Pentacheles validus A. Milne-Edwards, 1880 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    7. Genus Stereomastis Spence Bate, 1888
      1. Species Stereomastis aculeata (Galil, 2000)
      2. Species Stereomastis alis (Ahyong & Galil, 2006)
      3. Species Stereomastis auriculata (Spence Bate, 1878)
      4. Species Stereomastis cerata (Alcock, 1894)
      5. Species Stereomastis evexa (Galil, 2000)
      6. Species Stereomastis galil (Ahyong & Brown, 2002)
      7. Species Stereomastis helleri (Spence Bate, 1878)
      8. Species Stereomastis nana (Smith, 1884)
      9. Species Stereomastis pacifica (Faxon, 1893)
      10. Species Stereomastis panglao Ahyong & Chan, 2008
      11. Species Stereomastis phosphorus (Alcock, 1894)
      12. Species Stereomastis polita (Galil, 2000)
      13. Species Stereomastis sculpta (Smith, 1880)
        1. Subspecies Stereomastis sculpta pacifica (Faxon, 1893) accepted as Stereomastis pacifica (Faxon, 1893) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
        2. Subspecies Stereomastis sculpta sculpta (Smith, 1880) accepted as Stereomastis sculpta (Smith, 1880) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
        3. Subspecies Stereomastis sculpta talismani (Bouvier, 1917) accepted as Stereomastis talismani (Bouvier, 1917) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      14. Species Stereomastis suhmi (Spence Bate, 1878)
      15. Species Stereomastis surda (Galil, 2000)
      16. Species Stereomastis talismani (Bouvier, 1917)
      17. Species Stereomastis trispinosa (De Man, 1905)
      18. Species Stereomastis andamanensis (Alcock, 1894) accepted as Stereomastis nana (Smith, 1884) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      19. Species Stereomastis artuzi Artüz, Kubanç & Kubanç, 2014 accepted as Polycheles typhlops Heller, 1862 (unaccepted > unavailable name, unavailable name under Art. 16.4.2)
      20. Species Stereomastis grimaldii (Bouvier, 1905) accepted as Stereomastis nana (Smith, 1884) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      21. Species Stereomastis kermadecensis Sund, 1920 accepted as Neopolycheles kermadecensis (Sund, 1920) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    8. Genus Willemoesia Grote, 1873
      1. Species Willemoesia forceps A. Milne-Edwards, 1880
      2. Species Willemoesia inornata Faxon, 1893
      3. Species Willemoesia leptodactyla (Thomson, 1873)
      4. Species Willemoesia pacifica Sund, 1920
      5. Species Willemoesia bonaspei Kensley, 1968 accepted as Willemoesia pacifica Sund, 1920 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
      6. Species Willemoesia bona-spei Kensley, 1968 accepted as Willemoesia bonaspei Kensley, 1968 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling)
      7. Species Willemoesia challengeri Sund, 1920 accepted as Willemoesia inornata Faxon, 1893 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
      8. Species Willemoesia indica Alcock, 1901 accepted as Willemoesia leptodactyla (Thomson, 1873) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
      9. Species Willemoesia secunda Sund, 1920 accepted as Willemoesia leptodactyla (Thomson, 1873) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    9. Genus Deidamia Thomson, 1873 accepted as Willemoesia Grote, 1873 (junior homonym)
      1. Species Deidamia crucifer Thomson, 1873 accepted as Cardus crucifer (Thomson, 1873) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      2. Species Deidamia leptodactyla Thomson, 1873 accepted as Willemoesia leptodactyla (Thomson, 1873) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    10. Genus Eryoneicus Spence Bate, 1882 accepted as Stereomastis Spence Bate, 1888 (Placed on the Official Index of Rejected and Invalid Generic Names in Zoology in Opinion 702 (ICZN, 1964))
      1. Species Eryoneicus caecus Spence Bate, 1882 accepted as Stereomastis sculpta (Smith, 1880) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
      2. Species Eryoneicus faxoni Bouvier, 1905 accepted as Stereomastis sculpta (Smith, 1880) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
      3. Species Eryoneicus hibernicus Selbie, 1914 accepted as Polycheles nanus (Smith, 1884) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
      4. Species Eryoneicus indicus Alcock & Anderson, 1899 accepted as Stereomastis nana (Smith, 1884) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
        1. Subspecies Eryoneicus indicus hawaiiensis Rathbun, 1906 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
      5. Species Eryoneicus inermis Bernard, 1953 accepted as Polycheles crucifer (Thomson, 1873) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
      6. Species Eryoneicus Kempi Selbie, 1914 accepted as Polycheles typhlops Heller, 1862 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
      7. Species Eryoneicus spinoculatus Bouvier, 1905 accepted as Polycheles nanus (Smith, 1884) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
      8. Species Eryoneicus spinulosus Faxon, 1893 accepted as Polycheles tanneri Faxon, 1893 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
      9. Species Eryoneicus Agassizi Bouvier, 1917 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
      10. Species Eryoneicus antillarum Bernard, 1953 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
      11. Species Eryoneicus armatus Bernard, 1953 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
      12. Species Eryoneicus atlanticus Lenz & Strunck, 1914 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
      13. Species Eryoneicus australis Bernard, 1953 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
      14. Species Eryoneicus denticulatus Bernard, 1953 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
      15. Species Eryoneicus fagei Bernard, 1953 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
      16. Species Eryoneicus groenlandicus Stephensen, 1935 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
      17. Species Eryoneicus gurneyi Bernard, 1953 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
      18. Species Eryoneicus intermedius Bernard, 1953 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
      19. Species Eryoneicus jesperseni Bernard, 1953 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
      20. Species Eryoneicus perezi Bernard, 1953 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
      21. Species Eryoneicus puritani Lo Bianco, 1903 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
      22. Species Eryoneicus Richardi Bouvier, 1915 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
      23. Species Eryoneicus Scharfii Selbie, 1914 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
      24. Species Eryoneicus schmidti Bernard, 1953 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
      25. Species Eryoneicus stenophthalmus Bernard, 1953 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
      26. Species Eryoneicus taningi Bernard, 1953 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
      27. Species Eryoneicus transiens Bernard, 1953 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Wood-Mason, J. (1874). [...on Blind Crustacea]. <em>Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.</em> 1874: 180-181. [details]  OpenAccess publication 
DecaNet eds. (2024). DecaNet. Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106793 on 2024-08-08
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original description Wood-Mason, J. (1874). [...on Blind Crustacea]. <em>Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.</em> 1874: 180-181. [details]  OpenAccess publication 

context source (PeRMS) Moscoso, V. (2012). Catálogo de crustáceos decápodos y estomatópodos del Perú. <em>Boletín Instituto del Mar del Perú.</em> 27(1-2): 8-207., available online at https://repositorio.imarpe.gob.pe/handle/20.500.12958/2190 [details]   

basis of record Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS[details]   

additional source Galil, B.S. (2000). Crustacea Decapoda: review of the genera and species of the family Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874. In: Crosnier, A. (ed.) (2000). Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM, Volume 21. <em>Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, A (Zoologie).</em> 184: 285–387. (look up in IMIS[details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Chan, T.-Y. (2010). Annotated Checklist of the World's Marine Lobsters (Crustacea: Decapoda: Astacidea, Glypheidea, Achelata, Polychelida). <em>Raffles Bulletin of Zoology.</em> Suppl. 23: 153–181. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Ahyong, S.T. (2009). The polychelidan lobsters: phylogeny and systematics (Polychelida: Polychelidae). <em>Crustacean Issues.</em> 18: 369–396., available online at https://doi.org/10.1201/9781420092592-c19 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
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Authority Authority taken from d'Udekem d'Acoz [details]

Classification Included in infraordo Eryonidea de Haan, 1841 by d'Udekem d'Acoz [details]
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