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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
134
402
820
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
134
402
820
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
80
289
645
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
78
282
629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
72
271
613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
43
187
431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
37
170
406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
28
143
345
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
18
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mauritius
2 Families width 62 Species and 2 Subspecies
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab61SpeciesTaxom
Psammocarcinidae1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mauritius
18 Genera with 62 Species
Caphyra Guérin, 18805SpeciesTaxom
Carupa Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Catoptrus A. Milne-Edw..., 18702SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 18186SpeciesTaxom
Cycloachelous Ward, 19114SpeciesTaxom
Gonioinfradens Leene, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Goniosupradens De Haan, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Lissocarcinus Adams & White, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Lupocyclus Adams & White, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Monomia Gistl, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Neptunus De Haan, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Parathranites Miers, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Podophthalmus Lamarck, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 182213SpeciesTaxom
Psammocarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18221SpeciesTaxom
Scylla De Haan, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 189917SpeciesTaxom
Xiphonectes A. Milne Edw..., 19062SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mauritius
62 Species and 2 Subspecies
Caphyra alata Richters, 1880
Caphyra bedoti Zehntner, 1894
Caphyra rotundifrons A. Milne-Edw..., 1869Turtle Weed Crab
Caphyra tricostata Richters, 1880
Caphyra tridens Richters, 1880
Carupa laeviuscula (Heller, 1862)⇒ Carupa tenuipes Dana, 1852
Carupa tenuipes Dana, 1852Violet Eyed Swimming Crab
Catoptrus inaequalis Rathbun, 1906
Catoptrus nitidus A. Milne-Edw..., 1870
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
Charybdis (Charybdis) crosnieri Spiridonov &..., 2001
Charybdis (Charybdis) granulata De Haan, 1833
Charybdis (Charybdis) lucifera Fabricius, 1798Portunid Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) natator Herbst, 1794Ridged Swimming Crab
Charybdis (Goniosupradens) erythrodactyla Lamarck, 1818
Cycloachelous granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Granulated Swimming Crab
Cycloachelous granulatus granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Cycloachelous orbicularis Richters, 1880
Cycloachelous orbitosinus Rathburn, 1911
Gonioinfradens giardi Nobili, 1905Swimming Crab
Gonioinfradens paucidentatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Goniosupradens erythrodactylus Lamarck, 1818Rainbow Swimming Crab
Lissocarcinus laevis Miers, 1886Anemone Crab
Lissocarcinus orbicularis Dana, 1852Harlequin Crab
Lupocyclus quinquedentatus Rathbun, 1906Five-toothed Swimming Crab
Lupocyclus rotundatus Adams & White, 1849Rounded Swimming Crab
Monomia petreus Alcock, 1899
Neptunus sieboldi (A. Milne-Edw..., 1861)⇒ Portunus convexus De Haan, 1835
Parathranites orientalis Miers, 1886
Podophthalmus vigil Fabricius, 1798Sentinel crab
Portunus (Achelous) granulatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Cycloachelous granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Portunus granulatus granulatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Cycloachelous granulatus granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Portunus (Achelous) orbitosinus (Rathbun, 1911)⇒ Cycloachelous orbitosinus Rathburn, 1911
Portunus (Monomia) euglyphus Laurie, 1906
Portunus (Portunus) convexus De Haan, 1835
Portunus (Portunus) madagascariensis Hoffmann, 1877
Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758Alimasag
Portunus (Portunus) pubescens Dana, 1852Hairy swimming crab
Portunus (Portunus) sanguinolentus J. F. W. Herbst, 1783Blood-spotted Swimming Crab
Portunus (Xiphonectes) longispinosus Dana, 1852
Portunus (Xiphonectes) macrophthalmus M. J. Rathbun, 1906
Portunus granulata (De Haan, 1833)⇒ Charybdis granulata De Haan, 1833
Portunus hericartii Desmarest, 1822
Psammocarcinus hericarti Desmarest, 1822
Scylla serrata Forsskål, 1775Black crab
Thalamita admete Herbst, 1803
Thalamita bouvieri Nobili, 1906
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 demani Nobili, 1905
Thalamita integra Dana, 1852
Thalamita margaritimana Rathbun, 1911
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 quadrilobata Miers, 1884
Thalamita sima H. Milne Edw..., 1834Four-lobed Swimming Crab
Thalamita woodmasoni Alcock, 1899
Xiphonectes longispinosus Dana, 1852Long-spine Swimming Crab
Xiphonectes macrophthalmus Rathbun, 1906Swimming Crab

Subnodes of Portunoidea with occurrences in Mauritius
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
17
61
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPsammocarcinidae
1
1
Genus
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