Checklist for Subfamily Portuninae Rafinesque, 1815
and region Tanzania (East Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 157
518
1014 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 156
517
1012 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 81
341
735 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 81
341
735 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 74
319
695 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 39
182
381 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 35
165
360 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 25
125
253 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
| 1
16
47 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Portunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs | 16
47 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Portuninae
Rafinesque, 1815
| 5
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Tanzania
5 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for Tanzania
11 Species | Cycloachelous granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Granulated Swimming Crab | | Monomia gladiator (Fabricius, 1798) | ⇒ Portunus gladiator Stimpson, 1858 | | Portunus (Monomia) argentatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861 | | | Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758 | Alimasag | | Portunus (Portunus) pubescens Dana, 1852 | Hairy swimming crab | | Portunus (Portunus) sanguinolentus J. F. W. Herbst, 1783 | Blood-spotted Swimming Crab | | Portunus (Xiphonectes) iranjae Crosnier, 1962 | | | Portunus (Xiphonectes) tuberculosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861 | Blood-spot swimming crab | | Scylla serrata Forsskål, 1775 | Black crab | | Xiphonectes hastatoides Fabricius, 1798 | | | Xiphonectes tuberculosus A.Milne-Edwards, 1861 | |
Links, sources and further information Portuninae at biodiversity.org.au
Portuninae at marinespecies.org
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