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Checklist for Family Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Swimming Crab)
and region Bass Strait (Tasman Sea)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
194
563
919
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
192
560
918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
64
140
180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
63
139
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
58
133
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
28
66
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
23
56
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
15
42
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
9
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
8
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Bass Strait
8 Genera with 8 Species
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Liocarcinus Stimpson, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Lupocyclus Adams & White, 1849
0SpeciesTaxom
Necora Holthuis, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Nectocarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18601SpeciesTaxom
Ovalipes Rathbun, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 18581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bass Strait
8 Species
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Liocarcinus corrugatus Pennant, 1777Wrinkled swimming crab
Necora puber Linnaeus, 1767Devil crab
Nectocarcinus tuberculosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1860Velvet Crab
Ovalipes australiensis Stephenson &..., 1968Ocean Sand Crab
Ovalipes molleri Ward, 1933
Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758Alimasag
Thalamita picta Stimpson, 1858Kauila

Subnodes of Portunidae with occurrences in Bass Strait
SubfamilyCarcininae
MacLeay, 1838
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLupocyclinae
Alcock, 1899
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolybiinae
Ortmann, 1893
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPortuninae
Rafinesque, 1815
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyThalamitinae
Paul´son, 1875
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Portunidae at artfakta.se
Portunidae at biodiversity.org.au
Portunidae at dyntaxa.se
Portunidae at gbif.org
Portunidae at irmng.org
Portunidae at itis.gov
Portunidae at marinespecies.org