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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
134
402
820
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
134
402
820
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
80
289
645
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
78
282
629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
72
271
613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
43
187
431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
37
170
406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
28
143
345
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
18
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
17
61
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPortuninae
Rafinesque, 1815
5
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mauritius
5 Genera with 19 Species
Cycloachelous Ward, 19114SpeciesTaxom
Monomia Gistl, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 182213SpeciesTaxom
Scylla De Haan, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Xiphonectes A. Milne Edw..., 19062SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mauritius
19 Species and 2 Subspecies
Cycloachelous granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Granulated Swimming Crab
Cycloachelous granulatus granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Cycloachelous orbicularis Richters, 1880
Cycloachelous orbitosinus Rathburn, 1911
Monomia petreus Alcock, 1899
Portunus (Achelous) granulatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Cycloachelous granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Portunus granulatus granulatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Cycloachelous granulatus granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Portunus (Achelous) orbitosinus (Rathbun, 1911)⇒ Cycloachelous orbitosinus Rathburn, 1911
Portunus (Monomia) euglyphus Laurie, 1906
Portunus (Portunus) convexus De Haan, 1835
Portunus (Portunus) madagascariensis Hoffmann, 1877
Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758Alimasag
Portunus (Portunus) pubescens Dana, 1852Hairy swimming crab
Portunus (Portunus) sanguinolentus J. F. W. Herbst, 1783Blood-spotted Swimming Crab
Portunus (Xiphonectes) longispinosus Dana, 1852
Portunus (Xiphonectes) macrophthalmus M. J. Rathbun, 1906
Portunus granulata (De Haan, 1833)⇒ Charybdis granulata De Haan, 1833
Portunus hericartii Desmarest, 1822
Scylla serrata Forsskål, 1775Black crab
Xiphonectes longispinosus Dana, 1852Long-spine Swimming Crab
Xiphonectes macrophthalmus Rathbun, 1906Swimming Crab


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