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Checklist for Family Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Swimming Crab)
and region Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands, Micronesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
33
78
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
33
78
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
29
70
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
29
70
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
29
70
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
18
51
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
18
51
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
14
45
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
5
13
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
5
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Saipan
5 Genera with 13 Species
Caphyra Guérin, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Catoptrus A. Milne-Edw..., 18701SpeciesTaxom
Lissocarcinus Adams & White, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 19029SpeciesTaxom
Thalamitoides A. Milne-Edw..., 18691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saipan
13 Species
Caphyra rotundifrons A. Milne-Edw..., 1869Turtle Weed Crab
Catoptrus nitidus A. Milne-Edw..., 1870
Lissocarcinus orbicularis Dana, 1852Harlequin Crab
Thalamita admete Herbst, 1803
Thalamita auauensis Rathbun, 1906
Thalamita bevisi Stebbing, 1921
Thalamita coeruleipes Hombron & Ja..., 1846Azure Swimming Crab
Thalamita gatavakensis Nobili, 1906
Thalamita gloriensis Crosnier, 1962
Thalamita integra Dana, 1852
Thalamita picta Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Thalamita pilumnoides Borradaile, 1902
Thalamitoides quadridens A. Milne-Edw..., 1869

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

Taxom

SubfamilyCarupinae
Paul´son, 1875
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyThalamitinae
Paul´son, 1875
2
10
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