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Checklist for Superfamily Portunoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Madagascar (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
232
864
1815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
231
863
1814
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
122
593
1376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
120
590
1370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
111
554
1307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
59
318
684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
51
285
639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
37
227
502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
26
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Madagascar
2 Families width 118 Species and 2 Subspecies
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab115SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Madagascar
26 Genera with 118 Species
#CGLMPSTVX
Caphyra Guérin, 19338SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Carupa Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Carupella Lenz, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Catoptrus A. Milne-Edw..., 19662SpeciesTaxom
Cavoportunus Nguyen & Ng, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 19882SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 193718SpeciesTaxom
Coelocarcinus Edmondson, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Cycloachelous Ward, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Goniosupradens De Haan, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Libystes A. Milne-Edw..., 18681SpeciesTaxom
Lissocarcinus Adams & White, 18496SpeciesTaxom
Lupocycloporus Alcock, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Lupocyclus Adams & White, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Monomia Gistl, 18995SpeciesTaxom
Parathranites Miers, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Podophthalmus Lamarck, 17983SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 186114SpeciesTaxom
Progeryon Bouvier, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Scylla De Haan, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 189936SpeciesTaxom
Thalamitoides A. Milne-Edw..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Vojmirophthalmus Stevcic, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Xaiva MacLeay, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Xiphonectes A. Milne Edw..., 18615SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Madagascar
118 Species and 2 Subspecies
Caphyra alata Richters, 1880
Caphyra fulva Stephenson &..., 1960
Caphyra laevis (A. Milne Edw..., 1869)⇒ Caphyra loevis A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Caphyra loevis A. Milne-Edw..., 1869Xenia Swimming Crab
Caphyra polita Heller, 1861
Caphyra rotundifrons A. Milne-Edw..., 1869Turtle Weed Crab
Caphyra unidentata Lenz, 1910Soft Coral Swimming Crab
Caphyra yookadai Sakai, 1933Soft Coral Swimming Crab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Carupa tenuipes Dana, 1852Violet Eyed Swimming Crab
Carupella natalensis Lenz & Strunck, 1914
Catoptrus nitidus A. Milne-Edw..., 1870
Catoptrus rathbunae Serène, 1966
Cavoportunus dubius Laurie, 1906
Chaceon crosnieri Manning & Ho..., 1989
Chaceon macphersoni Manning & Ho..., 1988
Charybdis (Charybdis) affinis Dana, 1852
Charybdis (Charybdis) anisodon De Haan, 1850
Charybdis (Charybdis) annulata Fabricius, 1798
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
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) natator Herbst, 1794Ridged Swimming Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) orientalis Dana, 1852
Charybdis (Charybdis) rathbuni Leene, 1938
Charybdis (Charybdis) variegata Fabricius, 1798
Charybdis hoplites longicollis (Leene, 1938)⇒ Charybdis longicollis Leene, 1938
Charybdis (Goniohellenus) longicollis Leene, 1938
Charybdis (Goniohellenus) truncata Fabricius, 1798
Charybdis (Gonioneptunus) bimaculata Miers, 1886
Charybdis (Goniosupradens) erythrodactyla Lamarck, 1818
Charybdis (Goniosupradens) obtusifrons Leene, 1937
Coelocarcinus foliatus Edmondson, 1930
Cycloachelous granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Granulated Swimming Crab
Cycloachelous orbitosinus Rathburn, 1911
Goniosupradens erythrodactylus Lamarck, 1818Rainbow Swimming Crab
Libystes nitidus A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Lissocarcinus arkati Kemp, 1923
Lissocarcinus echinodisci Derijard, 1968
Lissocarcinus laevis Miers, 1886Anemone Crab
Lissocarcinus orbicularis Dana, 1852Harlequin Crab
Lissocarcinus polybiodes Adams & White, 1849
Lissocarcinus polybioides (Adams & White, 1849)⇒ Lissocarcinus polybiodes Adams & White, 1849
Lupocycloporus laevis A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Lupocyclus philippinensis Semper, 1880Philippine Scissor Swimming Crab
Lupocyclus tugelae Barnard, 1950
Monomia argentata A Milne Edwards, 1861
Monomia calla Koch, TS Ngu..., 2015
Monomia gladiator (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Portunus gladiator Stimpson, 1858
Monomia petrea Alcock, 1899Swimming Crab
Monomia petreus Alcock, 1899
Parathranites orientalis Miers, 1886
Podophthalmus minabensis Sakai, 1961
Podophthalmus nacreus Alcock, 1899
Podophthalmus vigil Fabricius, 1798Sentinel crab
Portunus (Achelous) granulatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Cycloachelous granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Portunus (Monomia) argentatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Portunus (Monomia) gladiator Stimpson, 1858
Portunus (Monomia) petreus Alcock, 1899
Portunus (Portunus) convexus De Haan, 1835
Portunus (Portunus) madagascariensis Hoffmann, 1877
Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758Alimasag
Portunus (Portunus) sanguinolentus J. F. W. Herbst, 1783Blood-spotted Swimming Crab
Portunus (Xiphonectes) hastatoides Fabricius, 1798
Portunus (Xiphonectes) iranjae Crosnier, 1962
Portunus (Xiphonectes) longispinosus Dana, 1852
Portunus (Xiphonectes) mariei Guinot, 1957
Portunus (Xiphonectes) tenuicaudatus Stephenson, 1961
Portunus (Xiphonectes) tuberculosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861Blood-spot swimming crab
Progeryon guinotae Crosnier, 1976Ashy Clubtail
Scylla serrata Forsskål, 1775Black crab
Scylla tranquebarica Fabricius, 1798
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 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 gracilipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Thalamita granosimana Borradaile, 1902
Thalamita helleri Hoffmann, 1874
Thalamita integra Dana, 1852
Thalamita integra integra Dana, 1852
Thalamita macrospinifera Rathbun, 1911
Thalamita mitsiensis Crosnier, 1962
Thalamita oculea Alcock, 1899
Thalamita parvidens Rathbun, 1907
Thalamita pelsarti Montgomery, 1931Swimming Crab
Thalamita picta Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Thalamita pilumnoides Borradaile, 1902
Thalamita poissoni Audouin & Sa..., 1817
Thalamita poissonii Audouin, 1826Poisson Swimming Crab
Thalamita prymna Herbst, 1803Blue-spined Swimming Crab
Thalamita pseudoculea Crosnier, 1984
Thalamita pseudospinifera Crosnier, 1975
Thalamita quadrilobata Miers, 1884
Thalamita sexlobata Miers, 1886
Thalamita sima H. Milne Edw..., 1834Four-lobed Swimming Crab
Thalamita spinifera Borradaile, 1902Swimming Crab
Thalamita stephensoni Crosnier, 1962
Thalamita taprobanica Alcock, 1899
Thalamita woodmasoni Alcock, 1899
Thalamitoides quadridens A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Vojmirophthalmus minabensis Sakai, 1961
Vojmirophthalmus nacreus Alcock, 1899
Xaiva mcleayi Barnard, 1947
Xiphonectes aculeatus Koch & ÄŽuri..., 2019
Xiphonectes hastatoides Fabricius, 1798
Xiphonectes iranjae Crosnier, 1962
Xiphonectes tenuicaudatus Stephenson, 1961
Xiphonectes tuberculosus A.Milne-Edwards, 1861

Subnodes of Portunoidea with occurrences in Madagascar
FamilyGeryonidae
Colosi, 1923
Deepsea crabs
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
24
115
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