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Checklist for Superfamily Portunoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region India (South Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
245
998
2525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
244
997
2524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
122
616
1784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
122
616
1784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
114
575
1659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
62
374
1028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
56
349
986
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
42
278
753
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
23
129
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for India
1 Family width 129 Species and 3 Subspecies
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab129SpeciesTaxom


Genera for India
23 Genera with 129 Species
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Achelous De Haan, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Arenaeus Dana, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Benthochascon Alcock and A..., 18991SpeciesTaxom
Caphyra Guérin, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Carupa Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 201134SpeciesTaxom
Cycloachelous Ward, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Goniosoma A. Milne Edw..., 17982SpeciesTaxom
Goniosupradens De Haan, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Laleonectes Manning and ..., 20171SpeciesTaxom
Libystes A. Milne-Edw..., 18682SpeciesTaxom
Liocarcinus Stimpson, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Lissocarcinus Adams & White, 18494SpeciesTaxom
Lupocycloporus Alcock, 19373SpeciesTaxom
Lupocyclus Adams & White, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Monomia Gistl, 19394SpeciesTaxom
Necora Holthuis, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Neptunus De Haan, 011SpeciesTaxom
Podophthalmus Lamarck, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 195925SpeciesTaxom
Scylla De Haan, 17983SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 189921SpeciesTaxom
Xiphonectes A. Milne Edw..., 18617SpeciesTaxom


Species list for India
129 Species and 3 Subspecies
Achelous whitei (A. Milne-Edw..., 1861)⇒ Portunus gracilimanus Stimpson, 1858
Benthochascon hemingi Alcock & And..., 1899
Caphyra rotundifrons A. Milne-Edw..., 1869Turtle Weed Crab
Carupa laeviuscula (Heller, 1862)⇒ Carupa tenuipes Dana, 1852
Carupa tenuipes Dana, 1852Violet Eyed Swimming Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) affinis Dana, 1852
Charybdis (Charybdis) amboinensis Leene, 1938Ambon Swimming Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) anisodon De Haan, 1850
Charybdis (Charybdis) annulata Fabricius, 1798
Charybdis (Charybdis) beauforti Leene & Buit..., 1949
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
Charybdis (Charybdis) cruciata (Herbst, 1794)⇒ Charybdis feriata Linnaeus, 1758
Charybdis (Charybdis) feriata Linnaeus, 1758Coral Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) granulata De Haan, 1833
Charybdis (Charybdis) helleri A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
Charybdis (Charybdis) hellerii A. Milne-Edw..., 1867Indo-Pacific Swimming Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) lucifer Fabricius, 1798
Charybdis (Charybdis) lucifera Fabricius, 1798Portunid Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) miles De Haan, 1835
Charybdis (Charybdis) natator Herbst, 1794Ridged Swimming Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) orientalis Dana, 1852
Charybdis (Charybdis) riversandersoni Alcock, 1899
Charybdis (Charybdis) rostrata A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Charybdis (Charybdis) variegata Fabricius, 1798
Charybdis (Goniohellenus) curtidentata Stephenson, 1967
Charybdis (Goniohellenus) edwardsi (Leene & Buit..., 1949)⇒ Charybdis smithii MacLeay, 1838
Charybdis (Goniohellenus) hongkongensis Shen, 1934
Charybdis (Goniohellenus) hoplites Wood-Mason, 1877
Charybdis (Goniohellenus) ornata A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Charybdis (Goniohellenus) smithii MacLeay, 1838
Charybdis (Goniohellenus) truncata Fabricius, 1798
Charybdis (Goniohellenus) vadorum Alcock, 1899
Charybdis (Gonioneptunus) bimaculata Miers, 1886
Charybdis (Goniosupradens) erythrodactyla Lamarck, 1818
Charybdis (Goniosupradens) obtusifrons Leene, 1937
Charybdis erythrodactylus Lamarck, 1818
Charybdis feriatus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Charybdis feriata Linnaeus, 1758
Charybdis merguiensis (De Man, 1887)⇒ Charybdis helleri A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
Charybdis quadrimaculata Yang, Chen &..., 2011
Cycloachelous granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Granulated Swimming Crab
Cycloachelous orbicularis Richters, 1880
Cycloachelous orbitosinus Rathburn, 1911
Goniosoma ornatum (A. Milne Edw..., 1861)⇒ Charybdis truncata Fabricius, 1798
Goniosoma variegatum Fabricius, 1798
Goniosupradens acutifrons De Man, 1879Spine-fronted Swimming Crab
Laleonectes kuriya Mendoza & Devi, 2017
Libystes edwardsi Alcock, 1900
Libystes nitidus A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Liocarcinus corrugatus Pennant, 1777Wrinkled swimming crab
Liocarcinus navigator Herbst, 1794Arch-fronted swimming crab
Lissocarcinus laevis Miers, 1886Anemone Crab
Lissocarcinus orbicularis Dana, 1852Harlequin Crab
Lissocarcinus ornatus Chopra, 1931
Lissocarcinus polybioides (Adams & White, 1849)⇒ Lissocarcinus polybiodes Adams & White, 1849
Lupocycloporus gracilimanus Stimpson, 1858
Lupocycloporus innominatus Rathbun, 1909
Lupocycloporus minutus Shen, 1937
Lupocyclus philippinensis Semper, 1880Philippine Scissor Swimming Crab
Lupocyclus strigosus (Alcock, 1899)⇒ Lupocyclus philippinensis Semper, 1880
Monomia argentata A Milne Edwards, 1861
Monomia gladiator (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Portunus gladiator Stimpson, 1858
Monomia petreus Alcock, 1899
Monomia samoensis Ward, 1939
Necora puber Linnaeus, 1767Devil crab
Neptunus (Amphitrite) argentatus (A Milne Edwards, 1861)⇒ Portunus argentatus argentatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Neptunus argentatus glareosus (Alcock, 1899)⇒ Portunus argentatus glareosus Alcock, 1899
Neptunus (Hellenus) hastatoides Fabricius, 1798
Neptunus armatus (A. Milne-Edw..., 1861)⇒ Portunus armatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Neptunus brockii (De Man, 1887)⇒ Portunus brockii De Man, 1887
Neptunus granulatus H.Milne Edwards, 1834
Neptunus petreus (Alcock, 1899)⇒ Portunus petreus Alcock, 1899
Neptunus sijuensis
Neptunus spinipes (Miers, 1886)⇒ Portunus spinipes Miers, 1886
Neptunus tuberculosus (A. Milne-Edw..., 1861)⇒ Portunus tuberculosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Neptunus wynneanus
Podophthalmus vigil Fabricius, 1798Sentinel crab
Portunus (Achelous) granulatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Cycloachelous granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Portunus (Achelous) orbitosinus (Rathbun, 1911)⇒ Cycloachelous orbitosinus Rathburn, 1911
Portunus (Lupocycloporus) gracilimanus Stimpson, 1858
Portunus (Lupocycloporus) innominatus Rathbun, 1909
Portunus (Lupocycloporus) minutus Shen, 1937
Portunus (Monomia) argentatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Portunus argentatus argentatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Portunus argentatus glareosus Alcock, 1899
Portunus (Monomia) gladiator Stimpson, 1858
Portunus (Monomia) petreus Alcock, 1899
Portunus (Monomia) samoensis Ward, 1939
Portunus (Portunus) armatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861Australian Blue Swimmer Crab
Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758Alimasag
Portunus (Portunus) pubescens Dana, 1852Hairy swimming crab
Portunus (Portunus) reticulatus Herbst, 1799
Portunus (Portunus) sanguinolentus J. F. W. Herbst, 1783Blood-spotted Swimming Crab
Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850Sargassum Crab
Portunus (Portunus) trituberculatus Miers, 1876Gazami crab
Portunus (Xiphonectes) brockii De Man, 1887
Portunus (Xiphonectes) hastatoides Fabricius, 1798
Portunus (Xiphonectes) pulchricristatus Gordon, 1931
Portunus (Xiphonectes) spinipes Miers, 1886
Portunus (Xiphonectes) stephensoni Moosa, 1981
Portunus (Xiphonectes) tuberculosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861Blood-spot swimming crab
Portunus emarginatus (Stephenson &..., 1959)⇒ Liocarcinus navigator Herbst, 1794
Scylla paramamosain Estampador, 1949
Scylla serrata Forsskål, 1775Black crab
Scylla tranquebarica Fabricius, 1798
Thalamita admeta
Thalamita admete Herbst, 1803
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 exetastica Alcock, 1899
Thalamita integra Dana, 1852
Thalamita oculea Alcock, 1899
Thalamita parvidens Rathbun, 1907
Thalamita pilumnoides Borradaile, 1902
Thalamita poissoni Audouin & Sa..., 1817
Thalamita poissonii Audouin, 1826Poisson Swimming Crab
Thalamita prymna Herbst, 1803Blue-spined Swimming Crab
Thalamita savignyi A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Thalamita sexlobata Miers, 1886
Thalamita sima H. Milne Edw..., 1834Four-lobed Swimming Crab
Thalamita spinimana Dana, 1852Spiny Claw Swimming Crab
Thalamita stimpsoni (A. Milne-Edw..., 1861)⇒ Thalamita danae Stimpson, 1858
Thalamita woodmasoni Alcock, 1899
Xiphonectes brockii De Man, 1887
Xiphonectes hastatoides Fabricius, 1798
Xiphonectes iranjae Crosnier, 1962
Xiphonectes pulchricristatus Gordon, 1931
Xiphonectes spinipes Miers, 1886
Xiphonectes stephensoni Moosa, 1981
Xiphonectes tuberculosus A.Milne-Edwards, 1861

Subnodes of Portunoidea with occurrences in India
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
23
129
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