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Checklist for Family Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Swimming Crab)
and region Equatorial Guinea (Central Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
87
159
215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
87
159
215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
55
104
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
55
104
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
50
98
138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
30
65
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
26
58
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
20
44
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
5
10
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
5
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Equatorial Guinea
5 Genera with 10 Species
Callinectes Stimpson, 18835SpeciesTaxom
Cronius Stimpson, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Macropipus Prestandrea, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Polybius Leach, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18502SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Equatorial Guinea
10 Species
Callinectes amnicola Rochebrune, 1883Bigfisted swimcrab
Callinectes gladiator Benedict, 1893
Callinectes latimanus (Rathbun, 1897)⇒ Callinectes amnicola Rochebrune, 1883
Callinectes marginatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861Marbled swimcrab
Callinectes pallidus Rochebrune, 1883Gladiator swimcrab
Cronius ruber Lamarck, 1818Blackpoint sculling crab
Macropipus rugosus Doflein, 1904
Polybius (Necora) corrugatus (Pennant, 1777)⇒ Liocarcinus corrugatus Pennant, 1777
Portunus (Portunus) inaequalis Miers, 1881
Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850Sargassum Crab

Subnodes of Portunidae with occurrences in Equatorial Guinea
SubfamilyPolybiinae
Ortmann, 1893
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPortuninae
Rafinesque, 1815
3
8
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