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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
198
800
2008
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
196
798
2006
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
110
585
1672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
108
579
1658
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
100
560
1612
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
54
329
888
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
47
306
845
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
36
234
642
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
26
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Micronesia
2 Families width 119 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab115SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Micronesia
26 Genera with 119 Species
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Atoportunus Ng & Takeda, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Caphyra Guérin, 19107SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Carupa Dana, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Catoptrus A. Milne-Edw..., 18702SpeciesTaxom
Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 19983SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 186113SpeciesTaxom
Coelocarcinus Edmondson, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Cycloachelous Ward, 19754SpeciesTaxom
Geryon Krøyer, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Gonioinfradens Leene, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Laleonectes Manning and ..., 18782SpeciesTaxom
Libystes A. Milne-Edw..., 19242SpeciesTaxom
Liocarcinus Stimpson, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Lissocarcinus Adams & White, 19314SpeciesTaxom
Lupocyclus Adams & White, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Monomia Gistl, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Neptunus De Haan, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Podophthalmus Lamarck, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 187810SpeciesTaxom
Progeryon Bouvier, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Scylla De Haan, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 189945SpeciesTaxom
Thalamitoides A. Milne-Edw..., 18692SpeciesTaxom
Thalamonyx A. Milne-Edw..., 19071SpeciesTaxom
Xiphonectes A. Milne Edw..., 18618SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Micronesia
119 Species
Atoportunus gustavi Ng & Takeda, 2003Cavernicolous Swimming Crab
Caphyra alata Richters, 1880
Caphyra fulva Stephenson &..., 1960
Caphyra loevis A. Milne-Edw..., 1869Xenia Swimming Crab
Caphyra polita Heller, 1861
Caphyra rotundifrons A. Milne-Edw..., 1869Turtle Weed Crab
Caphyra tridens Richters, 1880
Caphyra unidentata Lenz, 1910Soft Coral Swimming Crab
Carcinus aestuarii Nardo, 1847Mediterranean Green Crab
Carupa laeviuscula (Heller, 1862)⇒ Carupa tenuipes Dana, 1852
Carupa ohashii Takeda, 1993
Carupa tenuipes Dana, 1852Violet Eyed Swimming Crab
Catoptrus inaequalis Rathbun, 1906
Catoptrus nitidus A. Milne-Edw..., 1870
Chaceon affinis A. Milne-Edw..., 1894
Chaceon imperialis Manning, 1992
Chaceon micronesicus Ng & Manning, 1998
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) hawaiensis Edmondson, 1954Hawaiian swimming crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) hellerii A. Milne-Edw..., 1867Indo-Pacific Swimming Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) miles De Haan, 1835
Charybdis (Charybdis) orientalis Dana, 1852
Charybdis (Goniosupradens) erythrodactyla Lamarck, 1818
Charybdis (Goniosupradens) obtusifrons Leene, 1937
Charybdis erythrodactylus Lamarck, 1818
Charybdis paucidentata A. Milne Edw..., 1861
Coelocarcinus foliatus Edmondson, 1930
Cycloachelous granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Granulated Swimming Crab
Cycloachelous orbicularis Richters, 1880
Cycloachelous orbitosinus Rathburn, 1911
Cycloachelous suborbicularis Stephenson, 1975
Geryon affinis (A. Milne-Edw..., 1894)⇒ Chaceon affinis A. Milne-Edw..., 1894
Gonioinfradens paucidentatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Laleonectes nipponensis Sakai, 1938
Laleonectes vocans A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Libystes nitidus A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Libystes villosus Rathbun, 1924
Liocarcinus navigator Herbst, 1794Arch-fronted swimming crab
Lissocarcinus holothuricola Streets, 1877
Lissocarcinus laevis Miers, 1886Anemone Crab
Lissocarcinus orbicularis Dana, 1852Harlequin Crab
Lissocarcinus ornatus Chopra, 1931
Lupocyclus quinquedentatus Rathbun, 1906Five-toothed Swimming Crab
Monomia petrea Alcock, 1899Swimming Crab
Monomia petreus Alcock, 1899
Neptunus alcocki (Gordon, 1930)⇒ Portunus pulchricristatus Gordon, 1931
Neptunus granulatus H.Milne Edwards, 1834
Podophthalmus vigil Fabricius, 1798Sentinel crab
Portunus (Achelous) granulatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Cycloachelous granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Portunus (Achelous) orbicularis (Richters, 1880)⇒ Cycloachelous orbicularis Richters, 1880
Portunus (Portunus) convexus De Haan, 1835
Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758Alimasag
Portunus (Portunus) sanguinolentus J. F. W. Herbst, 1783Blood-spotted Swimming Crab
Portunus (Xiphonectes) alcocki Nobili, 1905
Portunus (Xiphonectes) longispinosus Dana, 1852
Portunus (Xiphonectes) pulchicristatus Gordon, 1931
Portunus (Xiphonectes) pulchricristatus Gordon, 1931
Portunus vocans (A. Milne-Edw..., 1878)⇒ Laleonectes vocans A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Scylla serrata Forsskål, 1775Black crab
Thalamita admeta
Thalamita admete Herbst, 1803
Thalamita auauensis Rathbun, 1906
Thalamita bevisi Stebbing, 1921
Thalamita bilobata De Man, 1926
Thalamita bouvieri Nobili, 1906
Thalamita cerasma Wee & Ng, 1995
Thalamita chaptali Audouin & Sa..., 1817
Thalamita chaptalii Audouin, 1826
Thalamita coeruleipes Hombron & Ja..., 1846Azure Swimming Crab
Thalamita coerulipes
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 foresti Crosnier, 1962
Thalamita gatavakensis Nobili, 1906
Thalamita gloriensis Crosnier, 1962
Thalamita gracilipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Thalamita helleri Hoffmann, 1874
Thalamita integra Dana, 1852
Thalamita intermedia Miers, 1886Six-lobed Crab
Thalamita malaccensis Gordon, 1938
Thalamita mitsiensis Crosnier, 1962
Thalamita miyakei Takeda, 1971
Thalamita oculea Alcock, 1899
Thalamita parvidens Rathbun, 1907
Thalamita pelsarti Montgomery, 1931Swimming Crab
Thalamita picta Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Thalamita pilumnoides Borradaile, 1902
Thalamita poissonii Audouin, 1826Poisson Swimming Crab
Thalamita prymna Herbst, 1803Blue-spined Swimming Crab
Thalamita pseudopelsarti Crosnier, 2002Orange-legged Swimming Crab
Thalamita pseudopoissoni Stephenson &..., 1967
Thalamita quadrilobata Miers, 1884
Thalamita seurati Nobili, 1906
Thalamita sima H. Milne Edw..., 1834Four-lobed Swimming Crab
Thalamita spiceri Edmondson, 1954
Thalamita spinifera Borradaile, 1902Swimming Crab
Thalamita spinimana Dana, 1852Spiny Claw Swimming Crab
Thalamita spinimera Stephenson &..., 1967
Thalamita stimpsoni (A. Milne-Edw..., 1861)⇒ Thalamita danae Stimpson, 1858
Thalamita wakensis (Edmondson, 1925)⇒ Thalamita seurati Nobili, 1906
Thalamita woodmasoni Alcock, 1899
Thalamitoides quadridens A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Thalamitoides tridens A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Thalamonyx parvidens (Rathbun, 1907)⇒ Thalamita parvidens Rathbun, 1907
Xiphonectes alcocki Nobili, 1906
Xiphonectes brockii De Man, 1887
Xiphonectes latibrachium Rathbun, 1906
Xiphonectes longispinosus Dana, 1852Long-spine Swimming Crab
Xiphonectes macrophthalmus Rathbun, 1906Swimming Crab
Xiphonectes mariei Guinot, 1957
Xiphonectes spiniferus Stephenson &..., 1967
Xiphonectes tuberculosus A.Milne-Edwards, 1861

Subnodes of Portunoidea with occurrences in Micronesia
FamilyGeryonidae
Colosi, 1923
Deepsea crabs
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
23
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