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Checklist for Family Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Swimming Crab)
and region Denmark (Scandinavia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
187
513
990
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
186
511
988
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
65
134
225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
64
131
219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
61
126
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
33
62
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
27
46
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
23
41
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
15
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
12
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Denmark
12 Genera with 18 Species
Bathynectes Manning & Ho..., 18391SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Falsiportunites Collins & Ja..., 2003
0SpeciesTaxom
Liocarcinus Stimpson, 18166SpeciesTaxom
Lissocarcinus Adams & White, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Macropipus Prestandrea, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Necora Holthuis, 1987
0SpeciesTaxom
Polybius Leach, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 18341SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Denmark
18 Species
Bathynectes maravigna Prestandrea, 1839
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
Liocarcinus arcuatus (Herbst, 1794)⇒ Liocarcinus navigator Herbst, 1794
Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus, 1785Blue-leg swimming crab
Liocarcinus holsatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Polybius holsatus Fabricius, 1798
Liocarcinus marmoreus Leach, 1814Marbled swimming crab
Liocarcinus navigator Herbst, 1794Arch-fronted swimming crab
Liocarcinus pusillus Leach, 1816Dwarf swimming crab
Lissocarcinus orbicularis Dana, 1852Harlequin Crab
Macropipus depurator (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus, 1785
Macropipus holsatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Polybius holsatus Fabricius, 1798
Polybius (Polybius) depurator (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus, 1785
Polybius (Polybius) holsatus Fabricius, 1798Flying Crab
Portunus arcuatus (Herbst, 1794)⇒ Thalamita sima H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Portunus holsatus Fabricius, 1798
Thalamita sima H. Milne Edw..., 1834Four-lobed Swimming Crab

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

Taxom

SubfamilyCarcininae
MacLeay, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolybiinae
Ortmann, 1893
6
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPortuninae
Rafinesque, 1815
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyThalamitinae
Paul´son, 1875
2
2
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