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The family Thaumastochelidae contains five known species of deep-sea lobsters, three in the genus ''Thaumastocheles'', and two in the genus ''Thaumastochelopsis''. The fifth species was discovered in the ten–year Census of Marine Life.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Image Gallery )〕 These creatures are distinguished from other clawed lobsters by their blindness (an adaptation to deep-sea life), and by their single elongated, spiny chela. The five species are as follows: *''Thaumastocheles'' * *''Thaumastocheles dochmiodon'' Chan & de Saint Laurent, 1999 is found in the Timor Sea. * *''Thaumastocheles japonicus'' Calman, 1913, the "Pacific pincer lobster", is endemic to the Sea of Japan. * *''Thaumastocheles zaleucus'' Thomson, 1873, the "Atlantic pincer lobster" or "Atlantic deep-sea lobster", is endemic to the Caribbean region. *''Thaumastochelopsis'' * *''Thaumastochelopsis brucei'' Ahyong, Chu & Chan, 2007 lives in the Coral Sea. * *''Thaumastochelopsis wardi'' Bruce, 1988, the "Australian pincer lobster", lives in the Coral Sea. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thaumastochelidae」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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