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Checklist for Subfamily Portuninae Rafinesque, 1815
and region Comoro Islands (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
135
424
824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
135
424
824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
94
347
739
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
94
347
739
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
87
331
716
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
43
184
356
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
37
167
337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
27
132
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
17
48
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
17
48
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPortuninae
Rafinesque, 1815
6
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Comoro Islands
6 Genera with 10 Species
Callinectes Stimpson, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Cycloachelous Ward, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Laleonectes Manning and ..., 18782SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 19574SpeciesTaxom
Scylla De Haan, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Xiphonectes A. Milne Edw..., 19572SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Comoro Islands
10 Species
Cycloachelous granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Granulated Swimming Crab
Laleonectes nipponensis Sakai, 1938
Laleonectes vocans A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Portunus (Portunus) convexus De Haan, 1835
Portunus (Portunus) sanguinolentus J. F. W. Herbst, 1783Blood-spotted Swimming Crab
Portunus (Xiphonectes) longispinosus Dana, 1852
Portunus (Xiphonectes) mariei Guinot, 1957
Scylla serrata Forsskål, 1775Black crab
Xiphonectes longispinosus Dana, 1852Long-spine Swimming Crab
Xiphonectes mariei Guinot, 1957


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