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Checklist for Superfamily Portunoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Indo-Pacific (Ecozones)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
139
846
5738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
139
846
5738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
112
797
5607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
111
796
5606
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
101
727
5147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
34
101
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
32
99
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
22
74
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
16
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Indo-Pacific
2 Families width 30 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab26SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Indo-Pacific
16 Genera with 30 Species
Atoportunus Ng & Takeda, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Caphyra Guérin, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 19034SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Liocarcinus Stimpson, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Lissocarcinus Adams & White, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Lupocyclus Adams & White, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Monomia Gistl, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Podophthalmus Lamarck, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Polybius Leach, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 17833SpeciesTaxom
Scylla De Haan, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 18525SpeciesTaxom
Xiphonectes A. Milne Edw..., 19062SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indo-Pacific
30 Species
Atoportunus gustavi Ng & Takeda, 2003Cavernicolous Swimming Crab
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Caphyra loevis A. Milne-Edw..., 1869Xenia Swimming Crab
Caphyra rotundifrons A. Milne-Edw..., 1869Turtle Weed Crab
Caphyra unidentata Lenz, 1910Soft Coral Swimming Crab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Chaceon crosnieri Manning & Ho..., 1989
Chaceon granulatus Sakai, 1978
Chaceon macphersoni Manning & Ho..., 1988
Chaceon paulensis Chun, 1903
Charybdis (Charybdis) feriata Linnaeus, 1758Coral Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) hellerii A. Milne-Edw..., 1867Indo-Pacific Swimming Crab
Liocarcinus corrugatus Pennant, 1777Wrinkled swimming crab
Lissocarcinus orbicularis Dana, 1852Harlequin Crab
Lupocyclus philippinensis Semper, 1880Philippine Scissor Swimming Crab
Monomia haani Stimpson, 1858Red Swimming Crab
Podophthalmus vigil Fabricius, 1798Sentinel crab
Polybius (Necora) corrugatus (Pennant, 1777)⇒ Liocarcinus corrugatus Pennant, 1777
Portunus (Portunus) armatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861Australian Blue Swimmer Crab
Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758Alimasag
Portunus (Portunus) sanguinolentus J. F. W. Herbst, 1783Blood-spotted Swimming Crab
Scylla serrata Forsskål, 1775Black crab
Scylla tranquebarica Fabricius, 1798
Thalamita crenata Rüppell, 1830Crenate swimming crab
Thalamita gloriensis Crosnier, 1962
Thalamita poissonii Audouin, 1826Poisson Swimming Crab
Thalamita prymna Herbst, 1803Blue-spined Swimming Crab
Thalamita spinimana Dana, 1852Spiny Claw Swimming Crab
Xiphonectes longispinosus Dana, 1852Long-spine Swimming Crab
Xiphonectes macrophthalmus Rathbun, 1906Swimming Crab

Subnodes of Portunoidea with occurrences in Indo-Pacific
FamilyGeryonidae
Colosi, 1923
Deepsea crabs
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
15
26
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