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Checklist for Superfamily Portunoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Murray Island (Torres Strait Islands, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
31
62
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
31
62
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
26
55
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
26
55
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
26
55
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
18
46
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
18
46
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
12
39
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
5
13
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Murray Island
1 Family width 13 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab13SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Murray Island
5 Genera with 13 Species
Caphyra Guérin, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Cycloachelous Ward, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Lissocarcinus Adams & White, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 17833SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 18036SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Murray Island
13 Species
Caphyra laevis (A. Milne Edw..., 1869)⇒ Caphyra loevis A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Caphyra rotundifrons A. Milne-Edw..., 1869Turtle Weed Crab
Cycloachelous granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Granulated Swimming Crab
Lissocarcinus orbicularis Dana, 1852Harlequin Crab
Portunus (Achelous) granulatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Cycloachelous granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Portunus (Portunus) pubescens Dana, 1852Hairy swimming crab
Portunus (Portunus) sanguinolentus J. F. W. Herbst, 1783Blood-spotted Swimming Crab
Thalamita admete Herbst, 1803
Thalamita coeruleipes Hombron & Ja..., 1846Azure Swimming Crab
Thalamita danae Stimpson, 1858Blue Mottled Swimmer Crab
Thalamita demani Nobili, 1905
Thalamita picta Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Thalamita prymna Herbst, 1803Blue-spined Swimming Crab

Subnodes of Portunoidea with occurrences in Murray Island
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
5
13
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