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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
375
1949
5357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
372
1943
5351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
149
943
3174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
146
934
3122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
137
888
2974
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
73
483
1332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
61
437
1247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
46
346
1002
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
40
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Polynesia
3 Families width 168 Species and 6 Subspecies
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab162SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Macropipidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Swimming crabs0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Polynesia
40 Genera with 168 Species
#ABCEGLMNOPRSTX
Amphitrite De Haan, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Atoportunus Ng & Takeda, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Brusinia Štev& 269;i&..., 20021SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Caphyra Guérin, 19337SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Carupa Dana, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Catoptrus A. Milne-Edw..., 19663SpeciesTaxom
Cavoportunus Nguyen & Ng, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 19904SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 186114SpeciesTaxom
Coelocarcinus Edmondson, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Cycloachelous Ward, 19753SpeciesTaxom
Echinolatus Davie & Cros..., 20061SpeciesTaxom
Euphylax Stimpson, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Gonioinfradens Leene, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Goniosupradens De Haan, 19542SpeciesTaxom
Laleonectes Manning and ..., 20023SpeciesTaxom
Libystes A. Milne-Edw..., 19241SpeciesTaxom
Liocarcinus Stimpson, 18274SpeciesTaxom
Lissocarcinus Adams & White, 18496SpeciesTaxom
Lupocyclus Adams & White, 19404SpeciesTaxom
Macropipus Prestandrea, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Monomia Gistl, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Necora Holthuis, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Nectocarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 19692SpeciesTaxom
Nectograpsus Heller, 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Ovalipes Rathbun, 18334SpeciesTaxom
Parathranites Miers, 20025SpeciesTaxom
Platyonichus Latreille, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Podophthalmus Lamarck, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Polybius Leach, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Pororaria Glaessner, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 196817SpeciesTaxom
Progeryon Bouvier, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Rhachiosoma Woodward, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Scylla De Haan, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 189953SpeciesTaxom
Thalamitoides A. Milne-Edw..., 18692SpeciesTaxom
Xiphonectes A. Milne Edw..., 20028SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Polynesia
168 Species and 6 Subspecies
Amphitrite rubra Risso, 1828
Atoportunus pluto Ng & Takeda, 2003
Brusinia piriformis Crosnier & M..., 2002
Callinectes alexandri (Rathbun, 1907)⇒ Portunus sanguinolentus sanguinolentus Herbst, 1783
Callinectes exasperatus Gerstaecker, 1856Rugose swimcrab
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Caphyra acheronae Takeda & Webber, 2006
Caphyra alata Richters, 1880
Caphyra rotundifrons A. Milne-Edw..., 1869Turtle Weed Crab
Caphyra rotundipous
Caphyra tridens Richters, 1880
Caphyra unidentata Lenz, 1910Soft Coral Swimming Crab
Caphyra yookadai Sakai, 1933Soft Coral Swimming Crab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore 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
Catoptrus rathbunae Serène, 1966
Cavoportunus dubius Laurie, 1906
Chaceon australis Manning, 1993
Chaceon bicolor Manning & Ho..., 1989Eastern Crystal Crab
Chaceon poupini Manning, 1992
Chaceon yaldwyni Manning, Daw..., 1990
Charybdis (Charybdis) annulata Fabricius, 1798
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
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) japonica A. Milne-Edw..., 1861Asian Paddle Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) natator Herbst, 1794Ridged Swimming Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) orientalis Dana, 1852
Charybdis (Charybdis) rathbuni Leene, 1938
Charybdis (Charybdis) rufodactylus Stephenson &..., 1968
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 suborbicularis Stephenson, 1975
Echinolatus proximus Davie & Cros..., 2006
Euphylax dovii Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Gonioinfradens giardi Nobili, 1905Swimming Crab
Gonioinfradens paucidentatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Goniosupradens erythrodactylus Lamarck, 1818Rainbow Swimming Crab
Goniosupradens hawaiensis Edmondson, 1954Hawaiian Swimming Crab
Laleonectes kuriya Mendoza & Devi, 2017
Laleonectes nipponensis Sakai, 1938
Laleonectes stridens Crosnier & M..., 2002
Libystes villosus Rathbun, 1924
Liocarcinus corrugatus Pennant, 1777Wrinkled swimming crab
Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus, 1785Blue-leg swimming crab
Liocarcinus holsatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Polybius holsatus Fabricius, 1798
Liocarcinus vernalis Risso, 1827Grey ᾷ crab
Lissocarcinus elegans Boone, 1934
Lissocarcinus holothuricola Streets, 1877
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 quinquedentatus Rathbun, 1906Five-toothed Swimming Crab
Lupocyclus rotundatus Adams & White, 1849Rounded Swimming Crab
Lupocyclus sexspinosus (Leene, 1940)⇒ Lupocyclus philippinensis Semper, 1880
Macropipus corrugatus (Pennant, 1777)⇒ Liocarcinus corrugatus Pennant, 1777
Monomia haani Stimpson, 1858Red Swimming Crab
Monomia lucida Koch & ÄŽuri..., 2018
Monomia rubromarginatus Lanchester, 1900
Necora puber Linnaeus, 1767Devil crab
Nectocarcinus antarcticus Hombron & Ja..., 1846
Nectocarcinus bennetti Takeda & Miyake, 1969
Ovalipes catharus White, 1843Paddle Crab
Ovalipes elongatus Stephenson &..., 1968
Ovalipes molleri Ward, 1933
Ovalipes punctatus De Haan, 1833
Parathranites hexagonus Rathbun, 1906
Parathranites intermedius Crosnier, 2002
Parathranites orientalis Miers, 1886
Parathranites parahexagonus Crosnier, 2002
Parathranites tuberosus Crosnier, 2002
Platyonichus bipustulatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Ovalipes punctatus De Haan, 1833
Podophthalmus vigil Fabricius, 1798Sentinel crab
Polybius (Necora) corrugatus (Pennant, 1777)⇒ Liocarcinus corrugatus Pennant, 1777
Pororaria eocenica Glaessner, 1980
Portunus (Achelous) dubius (Laurie, 1906)⇒ Cavoportunus dubius Laurie, 1906
Portunus (Achelous) granulatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Cycloachelous granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Portunus (Achelous) suborbicularis (Stephenson, 1975)⇒ Cycloachelous suborbicularis Stephenson, 1975
Portunus (Portunus) armatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861Australian Blue Swimmer Crab
Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758Alimasag
Portunus (Portunus) pubescens Dana, 1852Hairy swimming crab
Portunus (Portunus) sanguinolentus J. F. W. Herbst, 1783Blood-spotted Swimming Crab
Portunus sanguinolentus hawaiiensis Stephenson, 1968
Portunus sanguinolentus sanguinolentus Herbst, 1783Red-spotted Swimming Crab
Portunus (Portunus) xantusii Stimpson, 1860Xantus swimming crab
Portunus (Xiphonectes) guinotae Stephenson &..., 1961
Portunus (Xiphonectes) iranjae Crosnier, 1962
Portunus (Xiphonectes) longispinosus Dana, 1852
Portunus (Xiphonectes) macrophthalmus M. J. Rathbun, 1906
Portunus (Xiphonectes) paralatibrachium Crosnier, 2002
Portunus catharus (White, 1843)⇒ Ovalipes catharus White, 1843
Portunus hawaiiensis Stephenson, 1968
Progeryon guinotae Crosnier, 1976Ashy Clubtail
Progeryon mararae Guinot & Ric..., 1981
Rhachiosoma granulifera Glaessrier, 1960
Rhachiosoma granuliferum Glaessner, 1960
Scylla serrata Forsskål, 1775Black crab
Scylla tranquebarica Fabricius, 1798
Scylla tranquebarica oceanica (Dana, 1852)⇒ Scylla serrata Forsskål, 1775
Thalamita (Thalamitoïdes) tridens A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Thalamita admeta
Thalamita admete Herbst, 1803
Thalamita auauensis Rathbun, 1906
Thalamita bevisi Stebbing, 1921
Thalamita bouvieri Nobili, 1906
Thalamita cerasma Wee & Ng, 1995
Thalamita cerasma rectifrons (Crosnier & M..., 2002)⇒ Thalamita cerasma Wee & Ng, 1995
Thalamita chaptalii Audouin, 1826
Thalamita coeruleipes Hombron & Ja..., 1846Azure Swimming Crab
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 demani Nobili, 1905
Thalamita difficilis Crosnier, 2002
Thalamita edwardsi (Borradaile, 1900)⇒ Thalamita admete Herbst, 1803
Thalamita exetastica Alcock, 1899
Thalamita gatavakensis Nobili, 1906
Thalamita gloriensis Crosnier, 1962
Thalamita gracilipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Thalamita granosimana Borradaile, 1902
Thalamita integra Dana, 1852
Thalamita integra integra Dana, 1852
Thalamita invicta (Thallwitz, 1891)⇒ Thalamita demani Nobili, 1905
Thalamita kukenthali De Man, 1902
Thalamita longifrons A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Thalamita macropus Montgomery, 1931
Thalamita macrospinifera Rathbun, 1911
Thalamita minuscula Nobili, 1906
Thalamita mitsiensis Crosnier, 1962
Thalamita multispinosa Stephenson &..., 1967
Thalamita parvidens Rathbun, 1907
Thalamita pelsarti Montgomery, 1931Swimming Crab
Thalamita philippinensis Stephenson &..., 1967
Thalamita picta Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Thalamita pilumnoides Borradaile, 1902
Thalamita poissoni Audouin & Sa..., 1817
Thalamita poissonii Audouin, 1826Poisson Swimming Crab
Thalamita prymna Herbst, 1803Blue-spined Swimming Crab
Thalamita prymna proxima Montgomery, 1931
Thalamita pseudopelsarti Crosnier, 2002Orange-legged Swimming Crab
Thalamita quadrilobata Miers, 1884
Thalamita savignyi A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Thalamita seurati Nobili, 1906
Thalamita sima H. Milne Edw..., 1834Four-lobed Swimming Crab
Thalamita simillima Crosnier, 2002
Thalamita spiceri Edmondson, 1954
Thalamita spinifera Borradaile, 1902Swimming Crab
Thalamita spinimana Dana, 1852Spiny Claw Swimming Crab
Thalamita stephensoni Crosnier, 1962
Thalamita stimpsoni (A. Milne-Edw..., 1861)⇒ Thalamita danae Stimpson, 1858
Thalamita woodmasoni Alcock, 1899
Thalamitoides quadridens A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Thalamitoides tridens A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Xiphonectes aculeatus Koch & ÄŽuri..., 2019
Xiphonectes guinotae Stephenson &..., 1961
Xiphonectes hastatoides Fabricius, 1798
Xiphonectes iranjae Crosnier, 1962
Xiphonectes latibrachium Rathbun, 1906
Xiphonectes longispinosus Dana, 1852Long-spine Swimming Crab
Xiphonectes macrophthalmus Rathbun, 1906Swimming Crab
Xiphonectes paralatibrachium Crosnier, 2002

Subnodes of Portunoidea with occurrences in Polynesia
FamilyGeryonidae
Colosi, 1923
Deepsea crabs
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMacropipidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming crabs
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
37
162
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