Polydectus
creator: Vanden Berghe, Edward
creator: Davie, Peter
creator: Boyko, Christopher B.
date: 2026-08-27
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Polydectus H. Milne Edwards, 1837
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: DecaNet eds. (2026). DecaNet. Polydectus H. Milne Edwards, 1837. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=203872 on 2026-08-27
created: 1997-12-27T17:51:56Z
modified: 2023-03-02T04:20:44Z
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Polydectus H. Milne Edwards, 1837
class: Malacostraca
family: Xanthidae
genus: Polydectus
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Milne Edwards, H. (1834–1840). Histoire Naturelle des Crustacés, Comprenant l´Anatomie, la Physiologie et la Classification de ces Animaux, Vol I (1834): i–xxxv + 1–468, Vol. II (1837): 1–532, Vol. III (1840): 1–638; atlas: 1–32, pls. 1–42. Encyclopédique Roret, Paris.
name published in year: 1834–1840
order: Decapoda
parent name usage ID: 439134
phylum: Arthropoda
scientific name authorship: H. Milne Edwards, 1837
taxon rank: Genus
taxonomic status: accepted