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Checklist for Subfamily Portuninae Rafinesque, 1815
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
156
461
943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
155
460
942
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
72
275
651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
71
273
649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
64
244
580
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
36
170
400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
34
160
384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
22
127
319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
15
54
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
15
54
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPortuninae
Rafinesque, 1815
5
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sri Lanka
5 Genera with 11 Species
Cycloachelous Ward, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Monomia Gistl, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 17837SpeciesTaxom
Scylla De Haan, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Xiphonectes A. Milne Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
11 Species and 1 Subspecies
Cycloachelous granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Granulated Swimming Crab
Monomia argentata A Milne Edwards, 1861
Monomia euglyphus Laurie, 1906
Portunus (Monomia) argentatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Portunus argentatus argentatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Portunus (Monomia) euglyphus Laurie, 1906
Portunus (Portunus) convexus De Haan, 1835
Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758Alimasag
Portunus (Portunus) reticulatus Herbst, 1799
Portunus (Portunus) sanguinolentus J. F. W. Herbst, 1783Blood-spotted Swimming Crab
Scylla serrata Forsskål, 1775Black crab
Xiphonectes hastatoides Fabricius, 1798


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