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Checklist for Superfamily Portunoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Kiribati (Micronesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
86
288
618
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
86
288
618
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
62
234
545
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
62
234
545
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
58
228
536
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
35
144
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
30
138
309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
20
108
256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
14
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kiribati
2 Families width 37 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab36SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kiribati
14 Genera with 37 Species
Carupa Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Catoptrus A. Milne-Edw..., 18701SpeciesTaxom
Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 19921SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 18184SpeciesTaxom
Cycloachelous Ward, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Lissocarcinus Adams & White, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Lupocyclus Adams & White, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Neptunus De Haan, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Podophthalmus Lamarck, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 19315SpeciesTaxom
Progeryon Bouvier, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 189916SpeciesTaxom
Thalamitoides A. Milne-Edw..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Xiphonectes A. Milne Edw..., 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kiribati
37 Species
Carupa laeviuscula (Heller, 1862)⇒ Carupa tenuipes Dana, 1852
Carupa tenuipes Dana, 1852Violet Eyed Swimming Crab
Catoptrus nitidus A. Milne-Edw..., 1870
Chaceon imperialis Manning, 1992
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
Charybdis (Charybdis) granulata De Haan, 1833
Charybdis (Goniosupradens) erythrodactyla Lamarck, 1818
Charybdis erythrodactylus Lamarck, 1818
Cycloachelous granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Granulated Swimming Crab
Cycloachelous orbitosinus Rathburn, 1911
Lissocarcinus orbicularis Dana, 1852Harlequin Crab
Lupocyclus quinquedentatus Rathbun, 1906Five-toothed Swimming Crab
Neptunus alcocki (Gordon, 1930)⇒ Portunus pulchricristatus Gordon, 1931
Podophthalmus vigil Fabricius, 1798Sentinel crab
Portunus (Achelous) granulatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Cycloachelous granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Portunus (Xiphonectes) alcocki Nobili, 1905
Portunus (Xiphonectes) longispinosus Dana, 1852
Portunus (Xiphonectes) pulchicristatus Gordon, 1931
Portunus (Xiphonectes) pulchricristatus Gordon, 1931
Thalamita admete Herbst, 1803
Thalamita bevisi Stebbing, 1921
Thalamita coeruleipes Hombron & Ja..., 1846Azure Swimming Crab
Thalamita cooperi Borradaile, 1902
Thalamita crenata Rüppell, 1830Crenate swimming crab
Thalamita dakini (Montgomerey, 1931)⇒ Thalamita bevisi Stebbing, 1921
Thalamita danae Stimpson, 1858Blue Mottled Swimmer Crab
Thalamita edwardsi (Borradaile, 1900)⇒ Thalamita admete Herbst, 1803
Thalamita integra Dana, 1852
Thalamita picta Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Thalamita pilumnoides Borradaile, 1902
Thalamita prymna Herbst, 1803Blue-spined Swimming Crab
Thalamita quadrilobata Miers, 1884
Thalamita seurati Nobili, 1906
Thalamita wakensis (Edmondson, 1925)⇒ Thalamita seurati Nobili, 1906
Thalamita woodmasoni Alcock, 1899
Thalamitoides quadridens A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Xiphonectes longispinosus Dana, 1852Long-spine Swimming Crab

Subnodes of Portunoidea with occurrences in Kiribati
FamilyGeryonidae
Colosi, 1923
Deepsea crabs
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
12
36
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