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Checklist for Family Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Swimming Crab)
and region Cyprus (Near East)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
64
103
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
63
102
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
30
51
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
30
51
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
28
43
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
17
26
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
17
26
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
13
22
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
8
11
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
8
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cyprus
8 Genera with 11 Species
Callinectes Stimpson, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Carupa Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Gonioinfradens Leene, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Polybius Leach, 18272SpeciesTaxom
Portumnus Leach, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 18261SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cyprus
11 Species
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Carupa tenuipes Dana, 1852Violet Eyed Swimming Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) hellerii A. Milne-Edw..., 1867Indo-Pacific Swimming Crab
Charybdis (Goniohellenus) longicollis Leene, 1938
Gonioinfradens paucidentatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Polybius (Polybius) depurator (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus, 1785
Polybius (Polybius) vernalis (Risso, 1827)⇒ Liocarcinus vernalis Risso, 1827
Portumnus latipes Pennant, 1777Pennant's Swimming Crab
Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758Alimasag
Portunus (Portunus) segnis Forskål, 1775
Thalamita poissonii Audouin, 1826Poisson Swimming Crab

Subnodes of Portunidae with occurrences in Cyprus
SubfamilyCarcininae
MacLeay, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCarupinae
Paul´son, 1875
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolybiinae
Ortmann, 1893
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPortuninae
Rafinesque, 1815
2
3
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