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Checklist for Family Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Swimming Crab)
and region Cape Point (Cape Peninsula)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
102
222
278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
102
222
278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
55
131
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
54
129
192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
48
115
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
26
76
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
23
70
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
19
62
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
6
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
5
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Point
5 Genera with 10 Species
Achelous De Haan, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Bathynectes Manning & Ho..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Ovalipes Rathbun, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18593SpeciesTaxom
Raymanninus Ng, 19311SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Point
10 Species
Achelous floridanus Rathbun, 1930Florida Swimming Crab
Achelous ordwayi Stimpson, 1860Redhair Swimming Crab
Achelous spinicarpus Stimpson, 1871
Bathynectes longispina Stimpson, 1871Bathyal swimming crab
Ovalipes ocellatus Herbst, 1799Calico crab
Ovalipes stephensoni Williams, 1976Coarsehand lady crab
Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819)⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819
Portunus (Portunus) anceps de Saussure, 1857Delicate swimming crab
Portunus (Portunus) gibbesii Stimpson, 1859Iridescent swimming crab
Raymanninus schmitti Rathbun, 1931Sharpoar swimming crab

Subnodes of Portunidae with occurrences in Cape Point
SubfamilyPolybiinae
Ortmann, 1893
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPortuninae
Rafinesque, 1815
1
3
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