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Checklist for Subfamily Portuninae Rafinesque, 1815
and region Indian Ocean (World Oceans)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
264
991
2154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
262
988
2151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
129
622
1527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
126
616
1509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
117
574
1372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
62
330
717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
54
296
673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
41
240
573
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
27
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
25
96
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPortuninae
Rafinesque, 1815
6
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Indian Ocean
6 Genera with 21 Species
Carupella Lenz, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Cycloachelous Ward, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Monomia Gistl, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 014SpeciesTaxom
Scylla De Haan, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Xiphonectes A. Milne Edw..., 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indian Ocean
21 Species
Carupella natalensis Lenz & Strunck, 1914
Cycloachelous granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Granulated Swimming Crab
Cycloachelous orbitosinus Rathburn, 1911
Monomia petrea Alcock, 1899Swimming Crab
Monomia petreus Alcock, 1899
Portunus (Achelous) granulatus ♰ (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Cycloachelous granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Portunus (Achelous) orbitosinus (Rathbun, 1911)⇒ Cycloachelous orbitosinus Rathburn, 1911
Portunus (Lupocycloporus) gracilimanus Stimpson, 1858
Portunus (Monomia) argentatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Portunus (Portunus) convexus De Haan, 1835
Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758Alimasag
Portunus (Portunus) sanguinolentus J. F. W. Herbst, 1783Blood-spotted Swimming Crab
Portunus (Portunus) trituberculatus Miers, 1876Gazami crab
Portunus (Xiphonectes) alcocki Nobili, 1905
Portunus (Xiphonectes) arabicus Nobili, 1905
Portunus (Xiphonectes) longispinosus Dana, 1852
Portunus (Xiphonectes) tenuipes De Haan, 1833
Portunus corrugatus Pennant, 1777
Portunus longispinis
Scylla serrata Forsskål, 1775Black crab
Xiphonectes longispinosus Dana, 1852Long-spine Swimming Crab


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