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Polycheles Heller, 1862

Polycheles typhlops
Polycheles typhlops

107056  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:107056)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Arthropoda (Phylum)
  4. Crustacea (Subphylum)
  5. Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  6. Malacostraca (Class)
  7. Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
  8. Eucarida (Superorder)
  9. Decapoda (Order)
  10. Pleocyemata (Suborder)
  11. Polychelida (Infraorder)
  12. Eryonoidea (Superfamily)
  13. Polychelidae (Family)
  14. Polychelinae (Subfamily)
  15. Polycheles (Genus)
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  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
  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 superseded combination)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 superseded combination)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 superseded combination)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 superseded combination)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 superseded combination)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 superseded combination)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 superseded combination)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 superseded combination)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 superseded combination)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 superseded combination)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 crucifera (Thomson, 1873) accepted as Polycheles crucifer (Thomson, 1873) accepted as Cardus crucifer (Thomson, 1873) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  18. Species Polycheles demani Stebbing, 1917 accepted as Pentacheles validus A. Milne-Edwards, 1880 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  19. Species Polycheles doderleini Riggio, 1895 accepted as Polycheles typhlops Heller, 1862 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  20. Species Polycheles dubius Bouvier, 1905 accepted as Pentacheles laevis Spence Bate, 1878 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  21. Species Polycheles enthrix (Spence Bate, 1878) accepted as Neopolycheles enthrix (Spence Bate, 1878) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  22. Species Polycheles evexus Galil, 2000 accepted as Stereomastis evexa (Galil, 2000) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  23. Species Polycheles galil Ahyong & Brown, 2002 accepted as Stereomastis galil (Ahyong & Brown, 2002) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  24. Species Polycheles gibbus (Alcock, 1894) accepted as Pentacheles gibbus Alcock, 1894 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  25. Species Polycheles gracilis (Spence Bate, 1878) accepted as Pentacheles laevis Spence Bate, 1878 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  26. Species Polycheles granulatus Faxon, 1893 accepted as Pentacheles laevis Spence Bate, 1878 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  27. Species Polycheles Grimaldii Bouvier, 1905 accepted as Stereomastis nana (Smith, 1884) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  28. Species Polycheles Helleri Spence Bate, 1878 accepted as Stereomastis helleri (Spence Bate, 1878) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  29. Species Polycheles hextii (Alcock, 1894) accepted as Polycheles typhlops Heller, 1862 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  30. Species Polycheles kermadecensis (Sund, 1920) accepted as Neopolycheles kermadecensis (Sund, 1920) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  31. Species Polycheles laevis (Spence Bate, 1878) accepted as Pentacheles laevis Spence Bate, 1878 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  32. Species Polycheles martini Ahyong & Brown, 2002 accepted as Dianecheles martini (Ahyong & Brown, 2002) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  33. Species Polycheles nanus (Smith, 1884) accepted as Stereomastis nana (Smith, 1884) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  34. Species Polycheles obscurus (Spence Bate, 1878) accepted as Pentacheles obscurus Spence Bate, 1878 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  35. Species Polycheles pacificus (Faxon, 1893) accepted as Stereomastis pacifica (Faxon, 1893) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  36. Species Polycheles phosphorus (Alcock, 1894) accepted as Stereomastis phosphorus (Alcock, 1894) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  37. Species Polycheles politus Galil, 2000 accepted as Stereomastis polita (Galil, 2000) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  38. Species Polycheles sculptus Smith, 1880 accepted as Stereomastis sculpta (Smith, 1880) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  39. Species Polycheles snyderi Rathbun, 1906 accepted as Pentacheles snyderi (Rathbun, 1906) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  40. Species Polycheles suhmi (Spence Bate, 1878) accepted as Stereomastis suhmi (Spence Bate, 1878) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  41. Species Polycheles surdus Galil, 2000 accepted as Stereomastis surda (Galil, 2000) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  42. Species Polycheles talismani (Bouvier, 1917) accepted as Stereomastis talismani (Bouvier, 1917) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  43. Species Polycheles trispinosus (De Man, 1905) accepted as Stereomastis trispinosa (De Man, 1905) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  44. Species Polycheles validus (A. Milne-Edwards, 1880) accepted as Pentacheles validus A. Milne-Edwards, 1880 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
masculine
Heller, C. (1862). Beiträge zur näheren Kenntnis der Macrouren. <em>Sitzungsberichte der mathematisch­naturwissenschaftlichen Classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien.</em> 389-­426, pls 1-2. [details] OpenAccess publication
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Polycheles Heller, 1862. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=107056 on 2025-06-02
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Türkay, Michael
2020-10-21 12:40:18Z
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De Grave, Sammy
2022-07-26 00:10:58Z
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Ahyong, Shane
2023-10-25 01:06:09Z
changed
Ahyong, Shane

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Nomenclature

original description Heller, C. (1862). Beiträge zur näheren Kenntnis der Macrouren. <em>Sitzungsberichte der mathematisch­naturwissenschaftlichen Classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien.</em> 389-­426, pls 1-2. [details] OpenAccess publication

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] 

Other

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] 

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]

Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
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Polycheles typhlops
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