''Polycheles'' is a genus of

decapods The Decapoda or decapods (literally "ten-footed") are an order of crustaceans within the class Malacostraca, including many familiar groups, such as crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp and prawns. Most decapods are scavengers. The order is estim ...

within the family

Polychelidae The family Polychelidae contains thirty-eight extant species of blind, benthic lobster-like crustaceans. They are found throughout the world's tropical, sub-tropical and temperate oceans, including the Mediterranean Sea and the Irish Sea. Anato ...

, with 9 current species assigned to it. Members of this genus are found in oceans worldwide at depths of 665 to 938 meters.

Species

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Polycheles amemiyai ''Polycheles'' is a genus of decapods within the family Polychelidae, with 9 current species assigned to it. Members of this genus are found in oceans worldwide at depths of 665 to 938 meters. Species * ''Polycheles amemiyai'' * ''Polycheles ...

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Polycheles baccatus ''Polycheles'' is a genus of decapods within the family Polychelidae, with 9 current species assigned to it. Members of this genus are found in oceans worldwide at depths of 665 to 938 meters. Species * '' Polycheles amemiyai'' * '' Polychele ...

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Polycheles coccifer ''Polycheles'' is a genus of decapods within the family Polychelidae, with 9 current species assigned to it. Members of this genus are found in oceans worldwide at depths of 665 to 938 meters. Species * ''Polycheles amemiyai'' * ''Polycheles ...

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Polycheles enthrix ''Polycheles'' is a genus of decapods within the family Polychelidae, with 9 current species assigned to it. Members of this genus are found in oceans worldwide at depths of 665 to 938 meters. Species * ''Polycheles amemiyai'' * ''Polycheles ...

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Polycheles kermadecensis ''Polycheles'' is a genus of decapods within the family Polychelidae, with 9 current species assigned to it. Members of this genus are found in oceans worldwide at depths of 665 to 938 meters. Species * ''Polycheles amemiyai'' * ''Polycheles ...

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Polycheles martini ''Polycheles'' is a genus of decapods within the family Polychelidae, with 9 current species assigned to it. Members of this genus are found in oceans worldwide at depths of 665 to 938 meters. Species * ''Polycheles amemiyai'' * ''Polycheles ...

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Polycheles perarmatus ''Polycheles'' is a genus of decapods within the family Polychelidae, with 9 current species assigned to it. Members of this genus are found in oceans worldwide at depths of 665 to 938 meters. Species * ''Polycheles amemiyai'' * ''Polycheles ...

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Polycheles tanneri ''Polycheles'' is a genus of decapods within the family Polychelidae, with 9 current species assigned to it. Members of this genus are found in oceans worldwide at depths of 665 to 938 meters. Species * ''Polycheles amemiyai'' * ''Polycheles ...

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Polycheles typhlops ''Polycheles typhlops'' is a species of blind, deep water decapod crustacean with a cosmopolitan distribution. It is "one of the dominant and most characteristic crustaceans in deep-sea communities of the Mediterranean Sea". Description Adult ...

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q4486925 Polychelida Decapod genera