Dana, 1851
Chelipeds equal and similar, slender, with elongate chelae, and long and thin, dentate fingers, enclosing an anemone. Thoracic sternum elongated and narrow for the whole of its length. Abdominal segments 1 and 2 visible in dorsal view. Telson of male covering a part of sternite 4. (Guinot 1998)
Type genus: Polydectus H. Milne Edwards, 1837.
Genera treated:
genus Lybia H. Milne Edwards, 1834
genus Polydectus H. Milne Edwards, 1837