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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
154
566
1216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
154
566
1216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
87
403
975
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
85
397
960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
79
384
938
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
47
245
563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
41
218
521
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
30
177
427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
18
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
17
70
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPortuninae
Rafinesque, 1815
5
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Seychelles
5 Genera with 18 Species
Cycloachelous Ward, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Monomia Gistl, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18529SpeciesTaxom
Scylla De Haan, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Xiphonectes A. Milne Edw..., 19062SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Seychelles
18 Species
Cycloachelous granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Granulated Swimming Crab
Cycloachelous orbicularis Richters, 1880
Cycloachelous orbitosinus Rathburn, 1911
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 (Achelous) orbitosinus (Rathbun, 1911)⇒ Cycloachelous orbitosinus Rathburn, 1911
Portunus (Monomia) petreus Alcock, 1899
Portunus (Portunus) convexus De Haan, 1835
Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758Alimasag
Portunus (Portunus) sanguinolentus J. F. W. Herbst, 1783Blood-spotted Swimming Crab
Portunus (Xiphonectes) guinotae Stephenson &..., 1961
Portunus (Xiphonectes) latibrachium Rathbun, 1906
Portunus (Xiphonectes) longispinosus Dana, 1852
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