Cardus crucifer
Introduction '''''Cardus crucifer''''' is a species of blind deep-water decapod crustacean from the Atlantic Ocean, the only species in the genus '''''Cardus'''''. It differs from other members of the family Polychelidae in having only four pairs of claws, instead of five, in both sexes. The name ''Cardus'' refers to the thistle ''Carduus'', in reference to the spiny thistle-like carapace. It is found in the eastern Atlantic from Portugal to Morocco and around the Azores and Canary Islands, and in the Bahamas, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, at depths of .
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