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Checklist for Family Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Swimming Crab)
and region Palau (Micronesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
108
361
661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
108
361
661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
70
279
551
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
70
279
551
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
63
267
539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
38
170
327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
35
163
320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
25
111
218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
15
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
14
54
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Palau
14 Genera with 54 Species
Caphyra Guérin, 18693SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Carupa Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 18618SpeciesTaxom
Cycloachelous Ward, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Gonioinfradens Leene, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Liocarcinus Stimpson, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Lissocarcinus Adams & White, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Podophthalmus Lamarck, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18525SpeciesTaxom
Scylla De Haan, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 185223SpeciesTaxom
Thalamitoides A. Milne-Edw..., 18692SpeciesTaxom
Xiphonectes A. Milne Edw..., 18614SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Palau
54 Species
Caphyra alata Richters, 1880
Caphyra fulva Stephenson &..., 1960
Caphyra rotundifrons A. Milne-Edw..., 1869Turtle Weed Crab
Carcinus aestuarii Nardo, 1847Mediterranean Green Crab
Carupa tenuipes Dana, 1852Violet Eyed Swimming Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) annulata Fabricius, 1798
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
Charybdis (Charybdis) feriata Linnaeus, 1758Coral Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) granulata De Haan, 1833
Charybdis (Charybdis) miles De Haan, 1835
Charybdis (Charybdis) orientalis Dana, 1852
Charybdis (Goniosupradens) obtusifrons Leene, 1937
Charybdis paucidentata A. Milne Edw..., 1861
Cycloachelous granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Granulated Swimming Crab
Gonioinfradens paucidentatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Liocarcinus navigator Herbst, 1794Arch-fronted swimming crab
Lissocarcinus orbicularis Dana, 1852Harlequin Crab
Lissocarcinus ornatus Chopra, 1931
Podophthalmus vigil Fabricius, 1798Sentinel crab
Portunus (Achelous) granulatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Cycloachelous granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Portunus (Portunus) convexus De Haan, 1835
Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758Alimasag
Portunus (Portunus) sanguinolentus J. F. W. Herbst, 1783Blood-spotted Swimming Crab
Portunus (Xiphonectes) longispinosus Dana, 1852
Scylla serrata Forsskål, 1775Black crab
Thalamita admete Herbst, 1803
Thalamita bilobata De Man, 1926
Thalamita cerasma Wee & Ng, 1995
Thalamita chaptali Audouin & Sa..., 1817
Thalamita chaptalii Audouin, 1826
Thalamita coeruleipes Hombron & Ja..., 1846Azure Swimming Crab
Thalamita crenata Rüppell, 1830Crenate swimming crab
Thalamita danae Stimpson, 1858Blue Mottled Swimmer Crab
Thalamita gatavakensis Nobili, 1906
Thalamita helleri Hoffmann, 1874
Thalamita integra Dana, 1852
Thalamita malaccensis Gordon, 1938
Thalamita mitsiensis Crosnier, 1962
Thalamita miyakei Takeda, 1971
Thalamita oculea Alcock, 1899
Thalamita picta Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Thalamita pilumnoides Borradaile, 1902
Thalamita poissonii Audouin, 1826Poisson Swimming Crab
Thalamita prymna Herbst, 1803Blue-spined Swimming Crab
Thalamita pseudopoissoni Stephenson &..., 1967
Thalamita quadrilobata Miers, 1884
Thalamita spinifera Borradaile, 1902Swimming Crab
Thalamita spinimana Dana, 1852Spiny Claw Swimming Crab
Thalamitoides quadridens A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Thalamitoides tridens A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Xiphonectes brockii De Man, 1887
Xiphonectes longispinosus Dana, 1852Long-spine Swimming Crab
Xiphonectes mariei Guinot, 1957
Xiphonectes tuberculosus A.Milne-Edwards, 1861

Subnodes of Portunidae with occurrences in Palau
SubfamilyCaphyrinae
Guérin, 1832
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCarcininae
MacLeay, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCarupinae
Paul´son, 1875
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPodophthalminae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolybiinae
Ortmann, 1893
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPortuninae
Rafinesque, 1815
4
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyThalamitinae
Paul´son, 1875
4
34
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