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Checklist for Superfamily Portunoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Northeast Brazil (Brazil)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
183
451
738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
181
449
738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
88
261
509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
88
261
509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
80
239
471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
39
128
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
36
122
209
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
27
93
160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
8
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northeast Brazil
2 Families width 21 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab20SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northeast Brazil
8 Genera with 21 Species
Achelous De Haan, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Arenaeus Dana, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Bathynectes Manning & Ho..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18967SpeciesTaxom
Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 19891SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 17943SpeciesTaxom
Cronius Stimpson, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18793SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northeast Brazil
21 Species
Achelous ordwayi Stimpson, 1860Redhair Swimming Crab
Achelous spinicarpus Stimpson, 1871
Achelous tumidulus (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Cronius tumidulus Stimpson, 1871
Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818Speckled Crab
Bathynectes longispina Stimpson, 1871Bathyal swimming crab
Callinectes affinis Fausto, 1980
Callinectes bocourti A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Blunt-tooth swimming crab
Callinectes danae S. I. Smith, 1869Dana swimcrab
Callinectes exasperatus Gerstaecker, 1856Rugose swimcrab
Callinectes marginatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861Marbled swimcrab
Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863Ornate blue crab
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Chaceon ramosae Manning, Tav..., 1989
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
Charybdis (Charybdis) hellerii A. Milne-Edw..., 1867Indo-Pacific Swimming Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) natator Herbst, 1794Ridged Swimming Crab
Cronius bispinosus Miers, 1886
Cronius ruber Lamarck, 1818Blackpoint sculling crab
Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819)⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819
Portunus (Portunus) anceps de Saussure, 1857Delicate swimming crab
Portunus (Portunus) ventralis A. Milne-Edw..., 1879

Subnodes of Portunoidea with occurrences in Northeast Brazil
FamilyGeryonidae
Colosi, 1923
Deepsea crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
7
20
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