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Checklist for Subfamily Portuninae Rafinesque, 1815
and region Egypt (Near East)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
157
401
754
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
156
400
753
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
77
232
483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
76
231
482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
71
216
447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
40
137
242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
38
126
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
28
103
177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
13
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
12
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPortuninae
Rafinesque, 1815
3
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Egypt
3 Genera with 10 Species
Callinectes Stimpson, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Cycloachelous Ward, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 17987SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Egypt
10 Species
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Cycloachelous granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Granulated Swimming Crab
Cycloachelous suborbicularis Stephenson, 1975
Portunus (Achelous) granulatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Cycloachelous granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Portunus (Achelous) suborbicularis (Stephenson, 1975)⇒ Cycloachelous suborbicularis Stephenson, 1975
Portunus (Portunus) hastatus Linnaeus, 1767
Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758Alimasag
Portunus (Portunus) segnis Forskål, 1775
Portunus (Xiphonectes) longispinosus Dana, 1852
Portunus holsatus Fabricius, 1798


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