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Checklist for Subfamily Portuninae Rafinesque, 1815
and region British Isles (North Europe)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
360
1365
3514
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
353
1349
3488
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
141
518
1316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
139
508
1283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
125
460
1192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
73
259
526
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
58
221
463
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
45
176
365
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
31
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
27
90
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPortuninae
Rafinesque, 1815
6
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for British Isles
6 Genera with 22 Species
Arenaeus Dana, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Cronius Stimpson, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Lupella Rathbun, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 189818SpeciesTaxom
Scylla De Haan, 17751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Isles
22 Species
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Cronius ruber Lamarck, 1818Blackpoint sculling crab
Lupella forceps Fabricius, 1793
Portunus (Achelous) tuberculatus (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Macropipus tuberculatus Roux, 1830
Portunus (Portunus) armatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861Australian Blue Swimmer Crab
Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758Alimasag
Portunus (Portunus) sanguinolentus J. F. W. Herbst, 1783Blood-spotted Swimming Crab
Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850Sargassum Crab
Portunus arcuatus (Herbst, 1794)⇒ Thalamita sima H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Portunus corrugatus Pennant, 1777
Portunus depurator (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus, 1785
Portunus holsatus Fabricius, 1798
Portunus latipes (Pennant, 1777)⇒ Portumnus latipes Pennant, 1777
Portunus lividus Leach, 1814
Portunus marmoreus (Leach, 1814)⇒ Liocarcinus marmoreus Leach, 1814
Portunus puber (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Necora puber Linnaeus, 1767
Portunus pusillinus Secretan, 1971
Portunus pusillus (Leach, 1816)⇒ Liocarcinus pusillus Leach, 1816
Portunus ruber (Lamarck, 1818)⇒ Cronius ruber Lamarck, 1818
Portunus variegatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Charybdis variegata Fabricius, 1798
Portunus vectensis Carter, 1898
Scylla serrata Forsskål, 1775Black crab


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