Species Pentacheles laevis Spence Bate, 1878
- Pentacheles laevis Spence Bate, C. 1878. On the Willemoesia group of Crustacea. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 2: 273-283, 484, 489 pl. 13 [278].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1888.22 ♀, off the Moluccas, Indonesia (Challenger Stn 214).Subsequent designation references:
Sund, O. 1920. The "Challenger" Eryonidea (Crustacea). Annals and Magazine of Natural History 6: 220-226 [224]. - Polycheles granulatus Faxon, W. 1893. Reports on the Dredging Operations off the West Coast of Central America to the Galapagos, to the West Coast of Mexico, and in the Gulf of California, in charge of Alexander Agassiz, Carried on by the U.S.Fish Commission Steamer "Albatross" during 1891, Lieut. Commander Z.L. Tanner, U.S.N., Commanding, VI: Preliminary Description of New Species of Crustacea. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard 24(7): 149-220 [197].
Type data:
Holotype MCZ 4578 ♀, Gulf of Panama. - Pentacheles gracilis Spence Bate, C. 1878. On the Willemoesia group of Crustacea. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 2: 273-283, 484, 489 pl. 13 [279].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1888.22 ♀, off Fiji (Challenger Stn 174C). - Polycheles beaumontii Alcock, A.W. 1894. Natural history notes from Indian Marine Survey Steamer "Investigator". Ser II, No. 1. On the result of deep-sea dredging during the season of 1890–1891. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 13: 225-245 [236].
Type data:
Holotype IM 520/7 ♂, off Colombo, Sri Lanka. - Polycheles dubius Bouvier, E.L. 1905. Sur les Palinurides et les Eryonides recueillis dans l'Atlantique orientale par les expéditions françaises et monégasques. Comptes Rendus (Hebdomadaires) des Séances de l'Academie des Sciences. Série D. Sciences Naturelles 140: 479-482 [480].
Type data:
Lectotype MNHP Pa34 ♀, off the Azores.
Paralectotype(s) MNHP Pa34 2 specimens; MNHP Pa1138 1 specimen.Subsequent designation references:
Galil, B.S. 2000. Crustacea Decapoda: Review of the genera and species of the family Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] 184: 285-387 [303]. - Polycheles eryoniformis Bouvier, E.L. 1905. Sur les Crustacés Décapodes (abstraction faite des Carides) recueillis par le yacht "Princesse Alice" au cours de la campagne de 1905. Comptes Rendus (Hebdomadaires) des Séances de l'Academie des Sciences. Série D. Sciences Naturelles 141: 644-647 [644].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP, south of Madeira.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Rathbun, M.J. 1906. The Brachyura and Macrura of the Hawaiian Islands. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 23(3): 827-930, text-figs 1-79 pls 1-24 [899]
- Selbie, C.M. 1914. The Decapoda Reptantia of the coasts of Ireland. Part 1. Palinura, Astacura and Anomura (except Paguridea). Scientific Investigations, Fisheries Branch, Ireland 1914: 1-116 [23]
- Galil, B.S. 2000. Crustacea Decapoda: Review of the genera and species of the family Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] 184: 285-387 [301-305]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Worldwide, from the Indo-West Pacific, eastern Pacific, western and eastern Atlantic, including New Caledonia, New Zealand, and Australia (including the Norfolk Ridge and Lord Howe Rise areas.
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Lord Howe Province (14), Norfolk Island Province (21), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7)
Distribution References
- Ahyong, S.T. 2007. Decapod Crustacea collected by the NORFANZ Expedition: Galtheidae and Polychelidae. Zootaxa 1593: 1-54 [47-49]
- Ahyong, S.T. 2012. Polychelid lobsters (Decapoda: Polychelida: Polychelidae) colelcted by the CIDARIS expeditions off Central Queensland, with a summary of Australian and New Zealand distributions. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum - Nature 56(1): 1-8 [1] (extended distribution)
- Poore, G.C.B., McCallum, A.W. & Taylor, J. 2008. Decapod Crustacea of the continental margin of southwestern and central Western Australia: preliminary identifications of 524 species from FRV Southern Surveyor voyage SS10-2005. Museum Victoria Reports 11. pp. 1-106 [91]
Ecological Descriptors
Continental rise, continental slope.
Extra Ecological Information
From 347–2505 m depth.
General References
Galil, B.S. 2000. Crustacea Decapoda: Review of the genera and species of the family Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] 184: 285-387 [301-305]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Dec-2019 | DECAPODA Latreille, 1802 | 01-Aug-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Shane Ahyong |
| 16-Dec-2013 | POLYCHELIDAE Wood-Mason, 1875 | 04-Jul-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Federica Turco (QM) |
| 10-May-2012 | 12-Dec-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 03-Jun-2010 | MODIFIED |