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Checklist for Superfamily Portunoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
135
417
789
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
135
417
789
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
77
282
592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
77
282
592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
70
261
559
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
35
135
291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
30
127
282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
21
95
202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
10
30
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kenya
1 Family width 30 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab30SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kenya
10 Genera with 30 Species
Charybdis De Haan, 18385SpeciesTaxom
Cycloachelous Ward, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Gonioinfradens Leene, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Lissocarcinus Adams & White, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Ovalipes Rathbun, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Podophthalmus Lamarck, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 17834SpeciesTaxom
Scylla De Haan, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 180315SpeciesTaxom
Thalamitoides A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
30 Species
Charybdis (Charybdis) feriata Linnaeus, 1758Coral Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) granulata De Haan, 1833
Charybdis (Charybdis) natator Herbst, 1794Ridged Swimming Crab
Charybdis (Goniohellenus) edwardsi (Leene & Buit..., 1949)⇒ Charybdis smithii MacLeay, 1838
Charybdis (Goniohellenus) smithii MacLeay, 1838
Cycloachelous granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Granulated Swimming Crab
Gonioinfradens paucidentatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Lissocarcinus orbicularis Dana, 1852Harlequin Crab
Ovalipes iridescens Miers, 1886
Podophthalmus vigil Fabricius, 1798Sentinel crab
Portunus (Achelous) granulatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Cycloachelous granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758Alimasag
Portunus (Portunus) pubescens Dana, 1852Hairy swimming crab
Portunus (Portunus) sanguinolentus J. F. W. Herbst, 1783Blood-spotted Swimming Crab
Scylla serrata Forsskål, 1775Black crab
Thalamita admete Herbst, 1803
Thalamita chaptalii Audouin, 1826
Thalamita cooperi Borradaile, 1902
Thalamita corrugata (Stephenson &..., 1961)⇒ Thalamita cooperi Borradaile, 1902
Thalamita crenata Rüppell, 1830Crenate swimming crab
Thalamita crosnieri Vannini, 1983
Thalamita danae Stimpson, 1858Blue Mottled Swimmer Crab
Thalamita demani Nobili, 1905
Thalamita foresti Crosnier, 1962
Thalamita gatavakensis Nobili, 1906
Thalamita gloriensis Crosnier, 1962
Thalamita helleri Hoffmann, 1874
Thalamita integra Dana, 1852
Thalamita picta Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Thalamita prymna Herbst, 1803Blue-spined Swimming Crab

Subnodes of Portunoidea with occurrences in Kenya
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
10
30
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