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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
232
864
1815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
231
863
1814
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
122
593
1376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
120
590
1370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
111
554
1307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
59
318
684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
51
285
639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
37
227
502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
26
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
24
115
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPortuninae
Rafinesque, 1815
6
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Madagascar
6 Genera with 29 Species
Carupella Lenz, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Cycloachelous Ward, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Monomia Gistl, 18995SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 186114SpeciesTaxom
Scylla De Haan, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Xiphonectes A. Milne Edw..., 18615SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Madagascar
29 Species
Carupella natalensis Lenz & Strunck, 1914
Cycloachelous granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Granulated Swimming Crab
Cycloachelous orbitosinus Rathburn, 1911
Monomia argentata A Milne Edwards, 1861
Monomia calla Koch, TS Ngu..., 2015
Monomia gladiator (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Portunus gladiator Stimpson, 1858
Monomia petrea Alcock, 1899Swimming Crab
Monomia petreus Alcock, 1899
Portunus (Achelous) granulatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Cycloachelous granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Portunus (Monomia) argentatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Portunus (Monomia) gladiator Stimpson, 1858
Portunus (Monomia) petreus Alcock, 1899
Portunus (Portunus) convexus De Haan, 1835
Portunus (Portunus) madagascariensis Hoffmann, 1877
Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758Alimasag
Portunus (Portunus) sanguinolentus J. F. W. Herbst, 1783Blood-spotted Swimming Crab
Portunus (Xiphonectes) hastatoides Fabricius, 1798
Portunus (Xiphonectes) iranjae Crosnier, 1962
Portunus (Xiphonectes) longispinosus Dana, 1852
Portunus (Xiphonectes) mariei Guinot, 1957
Portunus (Xiphonectes) tenuicaudatus Stephenson, 1961
Portunus (Xiphonectes) tuberculosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861Blood-spot swimming crab
Scylla serrata Forsskål, 1775Black crab
Scylla tranquebarica Fabricius, 1798
Xiphonectes aculeatus Koch & ÄŽuri..., 2019
Xiphonectes hastatoides Fabricius, 1798
Xiphonectes iranjae Crosnier, 1962
Xiphonectes tenuicaudatus Stephenson, 1961
Xiphonectes tuberculosus A.Milne-Edwards, 1861


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