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Checklist for Superfamily Portunoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Fiji (Melanesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
165
508
1004
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
165
508
1004
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
86
359
822
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
85
355
809
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
79
333
766
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
40
181
359
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
37
174
347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
27
135
249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
15
48
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Fiji
1 Family width 48 Species and 1 Subspecies
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab48SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Fiji
15 Genera with 48 Species
Callinectes Stimpson, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Caphyra Guérin, 19354SpeciesTaxom
Carupa Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Catoptrus A. Milne-Edw..., 18701SpeciesTaxom
Cavoportunus Nguyen & Ng, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 19456SpeciesTaxom
Cronius Stimpson, 01SpeciesTaxom
Cycloachelous Ward, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Gonioinfradens Leene, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Lissocarcinus Adams & White, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 19456SpeciesTaxom
Scylla De Haan, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 190220SpeciesTaxom
Thalamitoides A. Milne-Edw..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Xiphonectes A. Milne Edw..., 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fiji
48 Species and 1 Subspecies
Callinectes alexandri (Rathbun, 1907)⇒ Portunus sanguinolentus sanguinolentus Herbst, 1783
Caphyra alcyoniophila Monod, 1938
Caphyra loevis A. Milne-Edw..., 1869Xenia Swimming Crab
Caphyra rotundifrons A. Milne-Edw..., 1869Turtle Weed Crab
Caphyra suvaensis (Edmondson, 1935)⇒ Caphyra loevis A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Carupa tenuipes Dana, 1852Violet Eyed Swimming Crab
Catoptrus nitidus A. Milne-Edw..., 1870
Cavoportunus dubius Laurie, 1906
Charybdis (Charybdis) annulata Fabricius, 1798
Charybdis (Charybdis) granulata De Haan, 1833
Charybdis (Goniohellenus) sinensis (Gordon, 1930)⇒ Charybdis vadorum Alcock, 1899
Charybdis (Goniohellenus) vadorum Alcock, 1899
Charybdis fijiensis M. J. Rathbun, 1945
Charybdis hoffmeisteri M. J. Rathbun, 1945
Cronius obscura
Cycloachelous elongatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Cycloachelous granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Granulated Swimming Crab
Gonioinfradens paucidentatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Lissocarcinus laevis Miers, 1886Anemone Crab
Lissocarcinus orbicularis Dana, 1852Harlequin Crab
Portunus (Achelous) granulatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Cycloachelous granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758Alimasag
Portunus (Portunus) sanguinolentus J. F. W. Herbst, 1783Blood-spotted Swimming Crab
Portunus sanguinolentus sanguinolentus Herbst, 1783Red-spotted Swimming Crab
Portunus (Xiphonectes) longispinosus Dana, 1852
Portunus levigatus M. J. Rathbun, 1945
Scylla serrata Forsskål, 1775Black crab
Thalamita admete Herbst, 1803
Thalamita bouvieri Nobili, 1906
Thalamita chaptali Audouin & Sa..., 1817
Thalamita chaptalii Audouin, 1826
Thalamita coeruleipes Hombron & Ja..., 1846Azure Swimming Crab
Thalamita crenata Rüppell, 1830Crenate swimming crab
Thalamita danae Stimpson, 1858Blue Mottled Swimmer Crab
Thalamita edwardsi (Borradaile, 1900)⇒ Thalamita admete Herbst, 1803
Thalamita foresti Crosnier, 1962
Thalamita helleri Hoffmann, 1874
Thalamita mitsiensis Crosnier, 1962
Thalamita pelsarti Montgomery, 1931Swimming Crab
Thalamita picta Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Thalamita poissonii Audouin, 1826Poisson Swimming Crab
Thalamita prymna Herbst, 1803Blue-spined Swimming Crab
Thalamita savignyi A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Thalamita sima H. Milne Edw..., 1834Four-lobed Swimming Crab
Thalamita spinimana Dana, 1852Spiny Claw Swimming Crab
Thalamita spinimera Stephenson &..., 1967
Thalamita tenuipes (Borradaile, 1902)⇒ Thalamita prymna Herbst, 1803
Thalamitoides quadridens A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Xiphonectes longispinosus Dana, 1852Long-spine Swimming Crab

Subnodes of Portunoidea with occurrences in Fiji
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
15
48
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