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Family: Polychelidae blind lobsters



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42 species (see list below)
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Cardus crucifer
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Homeryon armarium
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Homeryon asper
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Pentacheles gibbus
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Max. Length 5.3 cm CL
 
Pentacheles laevis
[Blind lobster]
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Pentacheles obscurus
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Max. Length 5.1 cm CL
 
Pentacheles snyderi
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Max. Length 7.5 cm CL
 
Pentacheles validus
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Polycheles aculeatus
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Max. Length 6.3 cm CL
 
Polycheles amemiyai
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Max. Length 4.2 cm CL
 
Polycheles baccatus
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Max. Length 4.7 cm CL
 
Polycheles coccifer
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Polycheles crucifer
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Max. Length 5.7 cm CL
 
Polycheles enthrix
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Max. Length 7.5 cm CL
 
Polycheles kermadecensis
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Max. Length 4.7 cm CL
 
Polycheles martini
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Max. Length 6.0 cm CL
 
Polycheles perarmatus
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Max. Length 4.2 cm CL
 
Polycheles tanneri
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Tiralongo, Francesco

Circumglobal from tropica
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Polycheles typhlopsHeller, 1862

Photo by Tiralongo, Francesco
 
Polycheles typhlops
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Max. Length 4.1 cm CL
 
Stereomastis aculeata
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Stereomastis alis
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Max. Length 6.2 cm CL
 
Stereomastis auriculata
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Max. Length 3.4 cm CL
 
Stereomastis cerata
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Stereomastis evexa
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Max. Length 5.6 cm CL
 
Stereomastis galil
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Max. Length 4.6 cm CL
 
Stereomastis helleri
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Max. Length 4.9 cm CL
 
Stereomastis nana
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Max. Length 5.0 cm CL
 
Stereomastis pacifica
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Max. Length 4.6 cm CL
 
Stereomastis panglao
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Max. Length 6.5 cm CL
 
Stereomastis phosphorus
[Pink blind lobster]
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Stereomastis polita
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Stereomastis sculpta
[Blind lobsters]
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Max. Length 3.9 cm CL
 
Stereomastis suhmi
[Deepsea blind lobster]
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Stereomastis surda
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Max. Length 5.9 cm CL
 
Stereomastis talismani
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Max. Length 3.7 cm CL
 
Stereomastis trispinosa
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Max. Length 8.1 cm CL
 
Willemoesia forceps
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Max. Length 5.8 cm CL
 
Willemoesia inornata
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Max. Length 8.2 cm CL
 
Willemoesia leptodactyla
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Max. Length 4.8 cm CL
 
Willemoesia pacifica
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Xylocheles macrops
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Xylocheles miersi
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