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Checklist for Superfamily Portunoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Morocco (North Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
150
330
641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
150
328
640
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
79
182
376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
78
180
372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
70
158
347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
33
75
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
29
68
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
23
56
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
12
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Morocco
2 Families width 27 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab24SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Morocco
12 Genera with 27 Species
Bathynectes Manning & Ho..., 18391SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 18941SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Geryon Krøyer, 18032SpeciesTaxom
Liocarcinus Stimpson, 19687SpeciesTaxom
Macropipus Prestandrea, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Necora Holthuis, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Polybius Leach, 18204SpeciesTaxom
Portumnus Leach, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 17983SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Morocco
27 Species
Bathynectes maravigna Prestandrea, 1839
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Carcinus aestuarii Nardo, 1847Mediterranean Green Crab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Carcinus moenas (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758
Chaceon affinis A. Milne-Edw..., 1894
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
Geryon longipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1882
Geryon trispinosus Herbst, 1803
Liocarcinus corrugatus Pennant, 1777Wrinkled swimming crab
Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus, 1785Blue-leg swimming crab
Liocarcinus holsatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Polybius holsatus Fabricius, 1798
Liocarcinus marmoreus Leach, 1814Marbled swimming crab
Liocarcinus pusillus Leach, 1816Dwarf swimming crab
Liocarcinus vernalis Risso, 1827Grey ᾷ crab
Liocarcinus zariquieyi Gordon, 1968
Macropipus rugosus Doflein, 1904
Macropipus tuberculatus Roux, 1830Portunid crab
Necora puber Linnaeus, 1767Devil crab
Polybius (Necora) corrugatus (Pennant, 1777)⇒ Liocarcinus corrugatus Pennant, 1777
Polybius (Polybius) depurator (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus, 1785
Polybius (Polybius) vernalis (Risso, 1827)⇒ Liocarcinus vernalis Risso, 1827
Polybius henslowii Leach, 1820
Portumnus latipes Pennant, 1777Pennant's Swimming Crab
Portunus (Portunus) hastatus Linnaeus, 1767
Portunus depurator (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus, 1785
Portunus holsatus Fabricius, 1798

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

Taxom

FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
10
24
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