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Checklist for Family Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Swimming Crab)
and region Kent (Southeast England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
100
158
197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
100
158
197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
48
82
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
48
82
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
47
80
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
29
52
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
25
46
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
18
34
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
10
11
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
10
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kent
10 Genera with 11 Species
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Liocarcinus Stimpson, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Macropipus Prestandrea, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Necora Holthuis, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Ovalipes Rathbun, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Podophthalmus Lamarck, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Portunites Bell, 1858Swimming crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Scylla De Haan, 17751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kent
11 Species
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
Charybdis (Charybdis) natator Herbst, 1794Ridged Swimming Crab
Liocarcinus holsatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Polybius holsatus Fabricius, 1798
Macropipus holsatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Polybius holsatus Fabricius, 1798
Necora puber Linnaeus, 1767Devil crab
Ovalipes catharus White, 1843Paddle Crab
Podophthalmus vigil Fabricius, 1798Sentinel crab
Portunites incerta Bell, 1858
Portunus (Portunus) armatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861Australian Blue Swimmer Crab
Scylla serrata Forsskål, 1775Black crab

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

Taxom

SubfamilyPodophthalminae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolybiinae
Ortmann, 1893
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPortuninae
Rafinesque, 1815
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyThalamitinae
Paul´son, 1875
1
2
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