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Checklist for Family Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Swimming Crab)
and region Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
207
522
746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
206
521
743
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
87
232
347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
86
229
344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
79
209
313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
42
125
180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
38
113
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
28
90
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
10
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
9
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Western Cape
9 Genera with 17 Species
Achelous De Haan, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Bathynectes Manning & Ho..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Ovalipes Rathbun, 18334SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18593SpeciesTaxom
Raymanninus Ng, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Xaiva MacLeay, 19471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
17 Species
Achelous floridanus Rathbun, 1930Florida Swimming Crab
Achelous ordwayi Stimpson, 1860Redhair Swimming Crab
Achelous spinicarpus Stimpson, 1871
Bathynectes longispina Stimpson, 1871Bathyal swimming crab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
Charybdis (Goniohellenus) smithii MacLeay, 1838
Ovalipes ocellatus Herbst, 1799Calico crab
Ovalipes punctata
Ovalipes stephensoni Williams, 1976Coarsehand lady crab
Ovalipes trimaculatus De Haan, 1833Rowing Crab
Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819)⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819
Portunus (Portunus) anceps de Saussure, 1857Delicate swimming crab
Portunus (Portunus) gibbesii Stimpson, 1859Iridescent swimming crab
Raymanninus schmitti Rathbun, 1931Sharpoar swimming crab
Thalamita prymna Herbst, 1803Blue-spined Swimming Crab
Xaiva mcleayi Barnard, 1947

Subnodes of Portunidae with occurrences in Western Cape
SubfamilyCarcininae
MacLeay, 1838
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolybiinae
Ortmann, 1893
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPortuninae
Rafinesque, 1815
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyThalamitinae
Paul´son, 1875
2
3
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