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Checklist for Superfamily Portunoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Algeria (North Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
122
236
445
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
122
236
445
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
60
122
217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
59
116
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
53
101
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
28
53
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
26
49
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
22
45
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
11
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Algeria
2 Families width 18 Species
Portunidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Swimming Crab15SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Algeria
11 Genera with 18 Species
Achelous De Haan, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 19891SpeciesTaxom
Geryon Krøyer, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Liocarcinus Stimpson, 18273SpeciesTaxom
Necora Holthuis, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Neptunus De Haan, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Polybius Leach, 18272SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18164SpeciesTaxom
Zariquieyon Manning and ..., 19891SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Algeria
18 Species
Achelous spinicarpus Stimpson, 1871
Achelous tuberculatus Stimpson, 1860Tiberculated swimming crab
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Chaceon mediterraneus Manning & Ho..., 1989
Geryon latifrons Van Straelen, 1937
Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus, 1785Blue-leg swimming crab
Liocarcinus pusillus Leach, 1816Dwarf swimming crab
Liocarcinus vernalis Risso, 1827Grey ᾷ crab
Necora puber Linnaeus, 1767Devil crab
Neptunus hastatus Steinitz, 1932
Polybius (Polybius) depurator (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus, 1785
Polybius (Polybius) vernalis (Risso, 1827)⇒ Liocarcinus vernalis Risso, 1827
Portunus barbarus (Lucas, 1846)⇒ Liocarcinus vernalis Risso, 1827
Portunus depurator (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus, 1785
Portunus pusillinus Secretan, 1971
Portunus pusillus (Leach, 1816)⇒ Liocarcinus pusillus Leach, 1816
Zariquieyon inflatus Manning & Ho..., 1989

Subnodes of Portunoidea with occurrences in Algeria
FamilyGeryonidae
Colosi, 1923
Deepsea crabs
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
8
15
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Portunoidea at artfakta.se
Portunoidea at biodiversity.org.au
Portunoidea at dyntaxa.se
Portunoidea at itis.gov
Portunoidea at marinespecies.org