''Polycheles'' is a genus of

decapods The Decapoda or decapods, from Ancient Greek δεκάς (''dekás''), meaning "ten", and πούς (''poús''), meaning "foot", is a large order (biology), order of crustaceans within the class Malacostraca, and includes crabs, lobsters, crayfis ...

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. Anat ...

, 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'' * '' Polycheles b ...

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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 ba ...

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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 ba ...

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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 ba ...

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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 ba ...

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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 ba ...

'' * '' Polycheles tanneri'' * ''

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

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q4486925 Polychelida Decapod genera