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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
104
346
566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
104
346
566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
70
272
462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
69
270
458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
63
254
430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
34
140
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
32
136
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
22
106
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
18
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
17
67
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPortuninae
Rafinesque, 1815
5
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Saudi Arabia
5 Genera with 25 Species
Cycloachelous Ward, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Monomia Gistl, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 198113SpeciesTaxom
Scylla De Haan, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Xiphonectes A. Milne Edw..., 20168SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saudi Arabia
25 Species
Cycloachelous granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Granulated Swimming Crab
Monomia argentata A Milne Edwards, 1861
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 (Portunus) pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758Alimasag
Portunus (Portunus) pubescens Dana, 1852Hairy swimming crab
Portunus (Portunus) sanguinolentus J. F. W. Herbst, 1783Blood-spotted Swimming Crab
Portunus (Portunus) segnis Forskål, 1775
Portunus (Xiphonectes) acerbiterminalis (Stephenson &..., 1967)⇒ Portunus arabicus Nobili, 1905
Portunus (Xiphonectes) alcocki Nobili, 1905
Portunus (Xiphonectes) arabicus Nobili, 1905
Portunus (Xiphonectes) longispinosus Dana, 1852
Portunus (Xiphonectes) mariei Guinot, 1957
Portunus (Xiphonectes) stephensoni Moosa, 1981
Scylla michelini ♰ A. Milne-Edw..., 1860
Scylla serrata Forsskål, 1775Black crab
Xiphonectes arabicus Nobili, 1905
Xiphonectes guinotae Stephenson &..., 1961
Xiphonectes iranjae Crosnier, 1962
Xiphonectes latibrachium Rathbun, 1906
Xiphonectes longispinosus Dana, 1852Long-spine Swimming Crab
Xiphonectes mariei Guinot, 1957
Xiphonectes stephensoni Moosa, 1981
Xiphonectes tuerkayi Spiridonov, 2016


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