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Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Polychelidae blind lobsters

Genus: Polycheles

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11 species (see list below)
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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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