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Checklist for Superfamily Portunoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Crete (Aegean Islands, Greece)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
69
112
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
69
112
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
30
43
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
30
43
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
27
39
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
12
17
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
12
17
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
8
13
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
5
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Crete
2 Families width 5 Species
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Crete
5 Genera with 5 Species
Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 19891SpeciesTaxom
Geryon Krøyer, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Liocarcinus Stimpson, 17851SpeciesTaxom
Macropipus Prestandrea, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Portumnus Leach, 17771SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Crete
5 Species
Chaceon mediterraneus Manning & Ho..., 1989
Geryon longipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1882
Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus, 1785Blue-leg swimming crab
Macropipus tuberculatus Roux, 1830Portunid crab
Portumnus latipes Pennant, 1777Pennant's Swimming Crab

Subnodes of Portunoidea with occurrences in Crete
FamilyGeryonidae
Colosi, 1923
Deepsea crabs
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
3
3
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