List of Nominal Species of Polychelidae
(blind lobsters)
Nominal Species (n = 49) Present allocation (n = 35) Ref.
Polycheles aculeatus Galil, 2002 Polycheles aculeatus 79242
Pentacheles agassizii Milne-Edwards, 1880 Polycheles typhlops 75097
Polycheles alis Ahyong & Galil, 2006 Stereomastis alis 79242
Polycheles amemiyai Yokoya, 1933 Polycheles amemiyai 3477
Homeryon armarium Galil, 2000 Homeryon armarium 3477
Pentacheles auriculatus Bate, 1878 Stereomastis auriculata 79242
Polycheles baccatus Bate, 1878 Polycheles baccatus 79242
Pentacheles beaumontii Alcock, 1894 Pentacheles laevis 79242
Eryoneicus caecus Spence Bate, 1882 Stereomastis sculpta 3477
Pentacheles cerata Alcock, 1894 Stereomastis cerata 3477
Polycheles coccifer Galil, 2000 Polycheles coccifer 81885
Polycheles doderleini Riggio, 1885 Polycheles typhlops 81885
Polycheles dubius Bouvier, 1905 Pentacheles laevis 79242
Pentacheles enthrix Bate, 1878 Polycheles enthrix 3477
Polycheles eryoniformis Bouvier, 1905 Pentacheles laevis 79242
Polycheles evexa Galil, 2000 Stereomastis evexa 3477
Eryoneicus faxoni Bouvier, 1905 Stereomastis sculpta 75097
Willemoesia forceps Milne-Edwards, 1880 Willemoesia forceps 19
Polycheles galil Ahyong & Brown, 2002 Stereomastis galil 79242
Pentacheles gibbus Alcock, 1894 Pentacheles gibbus 3477
Pentacheles gracilis Bate, 1878 Pentacheles laevis 79242
Polycheles granulatus Faxon, 1893 Pentacheles laevis 75097
Polycheles helleri Bate, 1878 Stereomastis helleri 3477
Pentacheles hextii Alcock, 1894 Polycheles typhlops 81885
Willemoesia inornata Faxon, 1893 Willemoesia inornata 3477
Polycheles intermedius Balss, 1914 Polycheles typhlops 81885
Stereomastis kermadecensis Sund, 1920 Polycheles kermadecensis 3477
Pentacheles laevis Bate, 1878 Pentacheles laevis 19
Pylocheles macrops Forest, 1987 Xylocheles macrops 3477
Polycheles martini Ahyong & Brown, 2002 Polycheles martini 3477
Pylocheles miersi Alcock & Anderson, 1899 Xylocheles miersi 3477
Xylocheles miersi Alcock & Anderson, 1899 Xylocheles miersi 3477
Pentacheles obscurus Bate, 1878 Pentacheles obscurus 3477
Willemoesia pacifica Sund, 1920 Willemoesia pacifica 3477
Stereomastis panglao Ahyong & Chan, 2008 Stereomastis panglao 81885
Polycheles perarmatus Holthuis, 1952 Polycheles perarmatus 19
Pentacheles phosphorus Alcock, 1894 Stereomastis phosphorus 3477
Polycheles polita Galil, 2000 Stereomastis polita 3477
Polycheles sculptus Smith, 1880 Stereomastis sculpta 3477
Polycheles sculptus pacificus Faxon, 1893 Stereomastis pacifica 3477
Polycheles snyderi Rathbun, 1906 Pentacheles snyderi 79242
Pentacheles spinosus Milne-Edwards, 1880 Stereomastis sculpta 3477
Pentacheles suhmi Bate, 1878 Stereomastis suhmi 3477
Polycheles surdus Galil, 2000 Stereomastis surda 19
Polycheles tanneri Faxon, 1893 Polycheles tanneri 3477
Pentacheles trispinosa De Man, 1905 Stereomastis trispinosa 3477
Polycheles typhlops Heller, 1862 Polycheles typhlops 19
Polychelys typhlops Heller, 1862 Polycheles typhlops 19
Pentacheles validus Milne-Edwards, 1880 Pentacheles validus 19
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