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Checklist for Subfamily Portuninae Rafinesque, 1815
and region Australia (Australasia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
448
2925
10558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
445
2918
10546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
166
1267
5249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
163
1257
5186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
153
1195
4883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
81
667
2313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
70
601
2161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
53
482
1733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
52
258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
49
252
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPortuninae
Rafinesque, 1815
11
84
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Australia
11 Genera with 84 Species
Callinectes Stimpson, 18964SpeciesTaxom
Cronius Stimpson, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Cycloachelous Ward, 19114SpeciesTaxom
Eodemus Koch, Spirid..., 17981SpeciesTaxom
Incultus Koch, Spirid..., 18611SpeciesTaxom
Laleonectes Manning and ..., 19381SpeciesTaxom
Monomia Gistl, 19398SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 179855SpeciesTaxom
Scylla De Haan, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Trionectes Koch, Spirid..., 18351SpeciesTaxom
Xiphonectes A. Milne Edw..., 186112SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australia
84 Species and 2 Subspecies
Callinectes bocourti A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Blunt-tooth swimming crab
Callinectes exasperatus Gerstaecker, 1856Rugose swimcrab
Callinectes marginatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861Marbled swimcrab
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Cronius ruber Lamarck, 1818Blackpoint sculling crab
Cycloachelous granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Granulated Swimming Crab
Cycloachelous granulatus unispinosus Miers, 1884
Cycloachelous orbicularis Richters, 1880
Cycloachelous orbitosinus Rathburn, 1911
Eodemus hastatoides Fabricius, 1798
Incultus tuberculosus A. Milne Edw..., 1861
Laleonectes nipponensis Sakai, 1938
Monomia argentata A Milne Edwards, 1861
Monomia australiensis Stephenson &..., 1973
Monomia curvipenis Stephenson, 1961
Monomia gladiator (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Portunus gladiator Stimpson, 1858
Monomia haani Stimpson, 1858Red Swimming Crab
Monomia pseudoargentatus Stephenson, 1961
Monomia rubromarginatus Lanchester, 1900
Monomia samoensis Ward, 1939
Portunus (Achelous) dubius (Laurie, 1906)⇒ Cavoportunus dubius Laurie, 1906
Portunus (Achelous) granulatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Cycloachelous granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Portunus (Achelous) orbicularis (Richters, 1880)⇒ Cycloachelous orbicularis Richters, 1880
Portunus (Achelous) orbitosinus (Rathbun, 1911)⇒ Cycloachelous orbitosinus Rathburn, 1911
Portunus (Lupocycloporus) gracilimanus Stimpson, 1858
Portunus (Lupocycloporus) innominatus Rathbun, 1909
Portunus (Lupocycloporus) whitei
Portunus (Lupocycloporus) wilsoni Moosa, 1981
Portunus (Monomia) argentatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Portunus (Monomia) australiensis Stephenson &..., 1973
Portunus (Monomia) curvipenis Stephenson, 1961
Portunus (Monomia) gladiator Stimpson, 1858
Portunus (Monomia) pseudoargentatus Stephenson, 1961
Portunus (Monomia) rubromarginatus Lanchester, 1900
Portunus (Portunus) armatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861Australian Blue Swimmer Crab
Portunus (Portunus) convexus De Haan, 1835
Portunus (Portunus) gibbesii Stimpson, 1859Iridescent swimming crab
Portunus (Portunus) hastatus Linnaeus, 1767
Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758Alimasag
Portunus (Portunus) pelagius
Portunus (Portunus) pubescens Dana, 1852Hairy swimming crab
Portunus (Portunus) rufiarcus Davie, 1987
Portunus (Portunus) sanguinolentus J. F. W. Herbst, 1783Blood-spotted Swimming Crab
Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850Sargassum Crab
Portunus (Xiphonectes) acerbiterminalis (Stephenson &..., 1967)⇒ Portunus arabicus Nobili, 1905
Portunus (Xiphonectes) arabicus Nobili, 1905
Portunus (Xiphonectes) brockii De Man, 1887
Portunus (Xiphonectes) hastatoides Fabricius, 1798
Portunus (Xiphonectes) longispinosus Dana, 1852
Portunus longispinosus bidens Laurie, 1906
Portunus (Xiphonectes) macrophthalmus M. J. Rathbun, 1906
Portunus (Xiphonectes) mariei Guinot, 1957
Portunus (Xiphonectes) pulchicristatus Gordon, 1931
Portunus (Xiphonectes) pulchricristatus Gordon, 1931
Portunus (Xiphonectes) rugosus A. Milne Edw..., 1861
Portunus (Xiphonectes) spiniferus Stephenson &..., 1967
Portunus (Xiphonectes) spinipes Miers, 1886
Portunus (Xiphonectes) stephensoni Moosa, 1981
Portunus (Xiphonectes) tenuicaudatus Stephenson, 1961
Portunus (Xiphonectes) tenuipes De Haan, 1833
Portunus (Xiphonectes) tuberculosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861Blood-spot swimming crab
Portunus corrugatus Pennant, 1777
Portunus denticulatus (Marion de Pr..., 1822)⇒ Portunus pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758
Portunus emarginatus (Stephenson &..., 1959)⇒ Liocarcinus navigator Herbst, 1794
Portunus granulata (De Haan, 1833)⇒ Charybdis granulata De Haan, 1833
Portunus haanii Stimpson, 1858
Portunus integrifrons (Latreille, 1825)⇒ Thalamita admete Herbst, 1803
Portunus nipponensis (Sakai, 1938)⇒ Laleonectes nipponensis Sakai, 1938
Portunus sinuosodactylus Stephenson, 1967
Portunus variegatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Charybdis variegata Fabricius, 1798
Scylla olivacea Herbst, 1796Orange Mud Crab
Scylla paramamosain Estampador, 1949
Scylla serrata Forsskål, 1775Black crab
Trionectes tenuipes De Haan, 1835
Xiphonectes andersoni De Man, 1887
Xiphonectes brockii De Man, 1887
Xiphonectes hastatoides Fabricius, 1798
Xiphonectes longispinosus Dana, 1852Long-spine Swimming Crab
Xiphonectes pseudotenuipes Spiridonov, 1999
Xiphonectes pulchricristatus Gordon, 1931
Xiphonectes rugosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Xiphonectes spinipes Miers, 1886
Xiphonectes stephensoni Moosa, 1981
Xiphonectes tenuicaudatus Stephenson, 1961
Xiphonectes tenuipes De Haan, 1835
Xiphonectes tuberculosus A.Milne-Edwards, 1861


Links, sources and further information
Portuninae at biodiversity.org.au
Portuninae at marinespecies.org