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Checklist for Family Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Swimming Crab)
and region Delaware (USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
101
190
232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
101
190
232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
40
75
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
39
70
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
33
60
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
14
33
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
11
29
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
7
20
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
9
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Delaware
9 Genera with 10 Species
Arenaeus Dana, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Bathynectes Manning & Ho..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Cronius Stimpson, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Necora Holthuis, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Ovalipes Rathbun, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18501SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Delaware
10 Species
Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818Speckled Crab
Bathynectes longispina Stimpson, 1871Bathyal swimming crab
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Callinectes similis Williams, 1966Dwarf crab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
Cronius ruber Lamarck, 1818Blackpoint sculling crab
Necora puber Linnaeus, 1767Devil crab
Ovalipes ocellatus Herbst, 1799Calico crab
Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850Sargassum Crab

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

Taxom

SubfamilyPolybiinae
Ortmann, 1893
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPortuninae
Rafinesque, 1815
4
5
Genera
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