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Checklist for Superfamily Portunoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Near East (West Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
263
1056
2811
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
262
1054
2803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
131
644
1765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
129
638
1741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
116
593
1609
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
61
339
827
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
54
312
782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
42
248
634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
30
153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Near East
2 Families width 153 Species and 4 Subspecies
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab150SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Near East
30 Genera with 153 Species
#ABCGLMNPSTX
Achelous De Haan, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Bathynectes Manning & Ho..., 18391SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Caphyra Guérin, 18324SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Carupa Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Catoptrus A. Milne-Edw..., 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 19842SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 186121SpeciesTaxom
Cycloachelous Ward, 19754SpeciesTaxom
Geryon Krøyer, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Gonioinfradens Leene, 18613SpeciesTaxom
Goniosoma A. Milne Edw..., 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Libystes A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
0SpeciesTaxom
Liocarcinus Stimpson, 196810SpeciesTaxom
Lissocarcinus Adams & White, 18495SpeciesTaxom
Lupocyclus Adams & White, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Macropipus Prestandrea, 18164SpeciesTaxom
Monomia Gistl, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Necora Holthuis, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Neptunus De Haan, 18613SpeciesTaxom
Podophthalmus Lamarck, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Polybius Leach, 18273SpeciesTaxom
Portumnus Leach, 19673SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 193331SpeciesTaxom
Scylla De Haan, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 190230SpeciesTaxom
Thalamitoides A. Milne-Edw..., 19061SpeciesTaxom
Xaiva MacLeay, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Xiphonectes A. Milne Edw..., 201613SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Near East
153 Species and 4 Subspecies
Achelous granulatus H.Milne Edwards, 1834
Achelous tuberculatus Stimpson, 1860Tiberculated swimming crab
Bathynectes maravigna Prestandrea, 1839
Callinectes amnicola Rochebrune, 1883Bigfisted swimcrab
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Caphyra bedoti Zehntner, 1894
Caphyra polita Heller, 1861
Caphyra rotundifrons A. Milne-Edw..., 1869Turtle Weed Crab
Caphyra rouxii Guérin, 1832
Carcinus aestuarii Nardo, 1847Mediterranean Green Crab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Carcinus mediterraneus (Nardo, 1847)⇒ Carcinus aestuarii Nardo, 1847
Carupa tenuipes Dana, 1852Violet Eyed Swimming Crab
Chaceon affinis A. Milne-Edw..., 1894
Chaceon erytheiae Macpherson, 1984
Charybdis (Charybdis) acutidens Türkay, 1986
Charybdis (Charybdis) annulata Fabricius, 1798
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
Charybdis (Charybdis) feriata Linnaeus, 1758Coral Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) granulata De Haan, 1833
Charybdis (Charybdis) hellerii A. Milne-Edw..., 1867Indo-Pacific Swimming Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) lucifera Fabricius, 1798Portunid Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) miles De Haan, 1835
Charybdis (Charybdis) natator Herbst, 1794Ridged Swimming Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) orientalis Dana, 1852
Charybdis (Charybdis) riversandersoni Alcock, 1899
Charybdis (Charybdis) sagamiensis Parisi, 1916
Charybdis (Goniohellenus) edwardsi (Leene & Buit..., 1949)⇒ Charybdis smithii MacLeay, 1838
Charybdis (Goniohellenus) hoplites Wood-Mason, 1877
Charybdis (Goniohellenus) longicollis Leene, 1938
Charybdis (Goniohellenus) omanensis Leene, 1938
Charybdis omanensis septentrionalis Türkay & Spi..., 2006
Charybdis (Goniohellenus) smithii MacLeay, 1838
Charybdis (Goniosoma) orientalis Dana, 1852
Charybdis (Goniosupradens) obtusifrons Leene, 1937
Charybdis paucidentata A. Milne Edw..., 1861
Cycloachelous granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Granulated Swimming Crab
Cycloachelous granulatus granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Cycloachelous orbitosinus Rathburn, 1911
Cycloachelous suborbicularis Stephenson, 1975
Geryon longipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1882
Gonioinfradens giardi Nobili, 1905Swimming Crab
Gonioinfradens paucidentata A. Milne Edw..., 1861
Gonioinfradens paucidentatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Liocarcinus corrugatus Pennant, 1777Wrinkled swimming crab
Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus, 1785Blue-leg swimming crab
Liocarcinus holsatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Polybius holsatus Fabricius, 1798
Liocarcinus maculatus Risso, 1827
Liocarcinus navigator Herbst, 1794Arch-fronted swimming crab
Liocarcinus puber (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Necora puber Linnaeus, 1767
Liocarcinus pusillus Leach, 1816Dwarf swimming crab
Liocarcinus subcorrugatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Liocarcinus vernalis Risso, 1827Grey ᾷ crab
Liocarcinus zariquieyi Gordon, 1968
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
Lupocyclus philippinensis Semper, 1880Philippine Scissor Swimming Crab
Lupocyclus tugelae Barnard, 1950
Macropipus arcuatus (Leach, 1814)⇒ Liocarcinus navigator Herbst, 1794
Macropipus pusillus (Leach, 1815)⇒ Liocarcinus pusillus Leach, 1816
Macropipus tuberculatus Roux, 1830Portunid crab
Macropipus vernalis (Risso, 1816)⇒ Liocarcinus vernalis Risso, 1827
Monomia argentata A Milne Edwards, 1861
Monomia euglyphus Laurie, 1906
Monomia haani Stimpson, 1858Red Swimming Crab
Necora puber Linnaeus, 1767Devil crab
Neptunus longispinosus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Portunus longispinosus Dana, 1852
Neptunus pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758
Neptunus tuberculosus (A. Milne-Edw..., 1861)⇒ Portunus tuberculosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Podophthalmus vigil Fabricius, 1798Sentinel crab
Polybius (Polybius) depurator (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus, 1785
Polybius (Polybius) holsatus Fabricius, 1798Flying Crab
Polybius (Polybius) vernalis (Risso, 1827)⇒ Liocarcinus vernalis Risso, 1827
Portumnus latipes Pennant, 1777Pennant's Swimming Crab
Portumnus lysianassa Herbst, 1801
Portumnus pestai (Forest, 1967)⇒ Portumnus lysianassa Herbst, 1801
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 (Achelous) suborbicularis (Stephenson, 1975)⇒ Cycloachelous suborbicularis Stephenson, 1975
Portunus (Achelous) tuberculatus (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Macropipus tuberculatus Roux, 1830
Portunus (Monomia) argentatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Portunus argentatus argentatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Portunus (Monomia) gladiator Stimpson, 1858
Portunus (Portunus) convexus De Haan, 1835
Portunus (Portunus) hastatus Linnaeus, 1767
Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758Alimasag
Portunus (Portunus) pubescens Dana, 1852Hairy swimming crab
Portunus (Portunus) sanguinolentus J. F. W. Herbst, 1783Blood-spotted Swimming Crab
Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850Sargassum Crab
Portunus (Portunus) segnis Forskål, 1775
Portunus (Xiphonectes) acerbiterminalis (Stephenson &..., 1967)⇒ Portunus arabicus Nobili, 1905
Portunus (Xiphonectes) alcocki Nobili, 1905
Portunus (Xiphonectes) arabicus Nobili, 1905
Portunus (Xiphonectes) guinotae Stephenson &..., 1961
Portunus (Xiphonectes) hastatoides Fabricius, 1798
Portunus (Xiphonectes) longispinosus Dana, 1852
Portunus (Xiphonectes) mariei Guinot, 1957
Portunus (Xiphonectes) pulchricristatus Gordon, 1931
Portunus (Xiphonectes) stephensoni Moosa, 1981
Portunus (Xiphonectes) tenuicaudatus Stephenson, 1961
Portunus (Xiphonectes) tuberculosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861Blood-spot swimming crab
Portunus depurator (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus, 1785
Portunus gallicus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Portunus haanii Stimpson, 1858
Portunus holsatus Fabricius, 1798
Portunus withersi Glaessner, 1933
Scylla michelini A. Milne-Edw..., 1860
Scylla serrata Forsskål, 1775Black crab
Thalamita admete Herbst, 1803
Thalamita bandusia Nobili, 1905
Thalamita bevisi Stebbing, 1921
Thalamita bouvieri Nobili, 1906
Thalamita chaptali Audouin & Sa..., 1817
Thalamita chaptalii Audouin, 1826
Thalamita crenata Rüppell, 1830Crenate swimming crab
Thalamita dakini (Montgomerey, 1931)⇒ Thalamita bevisi Stebbing, 1921
Thalamita danae Stimpson, 1858Blue Mottled Swimmer Crab
Thalamita gatavakensis Nobili, 1906
Thalamita indistincta Apel & Spiri..., 1998
Thalamita integra Dana, 1852
Thalamita iranica Stephensen, 1946
Thalamita malaccensis Gordon, 1938
Thalamita margaritimana Rathbun, 1911
Thalamita mitsiensis Crosnier, 1962
Thalamita murinae Zarenkov, 1971
Thalamita picta Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Thalamita poissoni Audouin & Sa..., 1817
Thalamita poissonii Audouin, 1826Poisson Swimming Crab
Thalamita prymna Herbst, 1803Blue-spined Swimming Crab
Thalamita pseudopelsarti Crosnier, 2002Orange-legged Swimming Crab
Thalamita quadrilobata Miers, 1884
Thalamita rubridens Apel & Spiri..., 1998
Thalamita savignyi A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Thalamita sexlobata Miers, 1886
Thalamita spiceri Edmondson, 1954
Thalamita spinifera Borradaile, 1902Swimming Crab
Thalamita stephensoni Crosnier, 1962
Thalamita tenuipes (Borradaile, 1902)⇒ Thalamita prymna Herbst, 1803
Thalamitoides spinigera Nobili, 1906
Xaiva biguttata Risso, 1816
Xiphonectes alcocki Nobili, 1906
Xiphonectes arabicus Nobili, 1905
Xiphonectes guinotae Stephenson &..., 1961
Xiphonectes hastatoides Fabricius, 1798
Xiphonectes iranjae Crosnier, 1962
Xiphonectes latibrachium Rathbun, 1906
Xiphonectes longispinosus Dana, 1852Long-spine Swimming Crab
Xiphonectes mariei Guinot, 1957
Xiphonectes pulchricristatus Gordon, 1931
Xiphonectes stephensoni Moosa, 1981
Xiphonectes tenuicaudatus Stephenson, 1961
Xiphonectes tuberculosus A.Milne-Edwards, 1861
Xiphonectes tuerkayi Spiridonov, 2016

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

Taxom

FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
28
150
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