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Checklist for Family Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Swimming Crab)
and region Cairns (Cape York Peninsula, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
78
182
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
78
182
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
56
145
192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
56
145
192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
52
132
176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
30
84
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
29
83
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
18
54
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
11
20
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
11
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cairns
11 Genera with 20 Species
Charybdis De Haan, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Lissocarcinus Adams & White, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Lupocycloporus Alcock, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Lupocyclus Adams & White, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Monomia Gistl, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Podophthalmus Lamarck, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18334SpeciesTaxom
Scylla De Haan, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Thalamitoides A. Milne-Edw..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Xiphonectes A. Milne Edw..., 18353SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cairns
20 Species
Charybdis (Charybdis) hellerii A. Milne-Edw..., 1867Indo-Pacific Swimming Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) orientalis Dana, 1852
Lissocarcinus arkati Kemp, 1923
Lissocarcinus orbicularis Dana, 1852Harlequin Crab
Lissocarcinus polybioides (Adams & White, 1849)⇒ Lissocarcinus polybiodes Adams & White, 1849
Lupocycloporus gracilimanus Stimpson, 1858
Lupocyclus philippinensis Semper, 1880Philippine Scissor Swimming Crab
Lupocyclus rotundatus Adams & White, 1849Rounded Swimming Crab
Monomia rubromarginatus Lanchester, 1900
Podophthalmus vigil Fabricius, 1798Sentinel crab
Portunus (Achelous) granulatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Cycloachelous granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Portunus (Portunus) armatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861Australian Blue Swimmer Crab
Portunus (Portunus) sanguinolentus J. F. W. Herbst, 1783Blood-spotted Swimming Crab
Portunus (Xiphonectes) tenuipes De Haan, 1833
Scylla serrata Forsskål, 1775Black crab
Thalamita crenata Rüppell, 1830Crenate swimming crab
Thalamitoides tridens A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Xiphonectes pulchricristatus Gordon, 1931
Xiphonectes rugosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Xiphonectes tenuipes De Haan, 1835

Subnodes of Portunidae with occurrences in Cairns
SubfamilyCaphyrinae
Guérin, 1832
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLupocyclinae
Alcock, 1899
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPodophthalminae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPortuninae
Rafinesque, 1815
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyThalamitinae
Paul´son, 1875
3
4
Genera
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