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Checklist for Superfamily Portunoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Congo (Central Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
117
301
529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
117
301
529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
77
219
407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
76
218
404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
71
205
386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
40
128
226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
37
121
218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
28
85
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Congo
2 Families width 18 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab17SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Congo
11 Genera with 18 Species
Bathynectes Manning & Ho..., 19811SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18836SpeciesTaxom
Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 19811SpeciesTaxom
Cronius Stimpson, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Macropipus Prestandrea, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Monomia Gistl, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Ovalipes Rathbun, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Polybius Leach, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Sanquerus Manning, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 18343SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Congo
18 Species
Bathynectes piperitus Manning & Ho..., 1981
Callinectes amnicola Rochebrune, 1883Bigfisted swimcrab
Callinectes bocourti A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Blunt-tooth swimming crab
Callinectes gladiator Benedict, 1893
Callinectes latimanus (Rathbun, 1897)⇒ Callinectes amnicola Rochebrune, 1883
Callinectes marginatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861Marbled swimcrab
Callinectes pallidus Rochebrune, 1883Gladiator swimcrab
Chaceon maritae Manning & Ho..., 1981Mysidans
Cronius ruber Lamarck, 1818Blackpoint sculling crab
Macropipus rugosus Doflein, 1904
Monomia gladiator (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Portunus gladiator Stimpson, 1858
Ovalipes punctatus De Haan, 1833
Polybius (Necora) corrugatus (Pennant, 1777)⇒ Liocarcinus corrugatus Pennant, 1777
Portunus (Portunus) inaequalis Miers, 1881
Sanquerus validus Herklots, 1851
Thalamita crenata Rüppell, 1830Crenate swimming crab
Thalamita integra Dana, 1852
Thalamita sima H. Milne Edw..., 1834Four-lobed Swimming Crab

Subnodes of Portunoidea with occurrences in Congo
FamilyGeryonidae
Colosi, 1923
Deepsea crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
10
17
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