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Checklist for Superfamily Portunoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Red Sea (Indian Ocean)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
117
408
800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
116
406
798
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
71
314
678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
71
314
678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
66
304
658
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
40
196
408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
38
187
394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
26
148
326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
17
58
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Red Sea
1 Family width 58 Species and 2 Subspecies
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab58SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Red Sea
17 Genera with 58 Species
Caphyra Guérin, 18614SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Carupa Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 193716SpeciesTaxom
Cycloachelous Ward, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Gonioinfradens Leene, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Goniosupradens De Haan, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Libystes A. Milne-Edw..., 18681SpeciesTaxom
Lissocarcinus Adams & White, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Lupocycloporus Alcock, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Lupocyclus Adams & White, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Podophthalmus Lamarck, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 177710SpeciesTaxom
Scylla De Haan, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 183415SpeciesTaxom
Thalamitoides A. Milne-Edw..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Xiphonectes A. Milne Edw..., 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Red Sea
58 Species and 2 Subspecies
Caphyra alata Richters, 1880
Caphyra loevis A. Milne-Edw..., 1869Xenia Swimming Crab
Caphyra monticellii (Nobili, 1901)⇒ Caphyra polita Heller, 1861
Caphyra polita Heller, 1861
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Carupa tenuipes Dana, 1852Violet Eyed Swimming Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) amboinensis Leene, 1938Ambon Swimming Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) anisodon De Haan, 1850
Charybdis (Charybdis) feriata Linnaeus, 1758Coral Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) hellerii A. Milne-Edw..., 1867Indo-Pacific Swimming Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) heterodon Nobili, 1905
Charybdis (Charybdis) japonica A. Milne-Edw..., 1861Asian Paddle Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) lucifera Fabricius, 1798Portunid Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) natator Herbst, 1794Ridged Swimming Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) orientalis Dana, 1852
Charybdis (Charybdis) variegata Fabricius, 1798
Charybdis (Goniohellenus) hoplites Wood-Mason, 1877
Charybdis (Goniohellenus) longicollis Leene, 1938
Charybdis (Goniohellenus) smithii MacLeay, 1838
Charybdis (Goniohellenus) vadorum Alcock, 1899
Charybdis (Goniosupradens) erythrodactyla Lamarck, 1818
Charybdis (Goniosupradens) obtusifrons Leene, 1937
Cycloachelous granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Granulated Swimming Crab
Gonioinfradens giardi Nobili, 1905Swimming Crab
Gonioinfradens paucidentatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Goniosupradens erythrodactylus Lamarck, 1818Rainbow Swimming Crab
Libystes nitidus A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Lissocarcinus orbicularis Dana, 1852Harlequin Crab
Lissocarcinus polybioides (Adams & White, 1849)⇒ Lissocarcinus polybiodes Adams & White, 1849
Lupocycloporus laevis A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Lupocyclus philippinensis Semper, 1880Philippine Scissor Swimming Crab
Podophthalmus vigil Fabricius, 1798Sentinel crab
Portunus (Monomia) argentatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Portunus (Portunus) convexus De Haan, 1835
Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758Alimasag
Portunus (Portunus) sanguinolentus J. F. W. Herbst, 1783Blood-spotted Swimming Crab
Portunus (Portunus) trituberculatus Miers, 1876Gazami crab
Portunus (Xiphonectes) alcocki Nobili, 1905
Portunus (Xiphonectes) arabicus Nobili, 1905
Portunus (Xiphonectes) longispinosus Dana, 1852
Portunus (Xiphonectes) tenuipes De Haan, 1833
Portunus corrugatus Pennant, 1777
Scylla serrata Forsskål, 1775Black crab
Thalamita admete Herbst, 1803
Thalamita admete intermedia Borradaile, 1902
Thalamita admete savignyi
Thalamita bandusia Nobili, 1905
Thalamita crenata Rüppell, 1830Crenate swimming crab
Thalamita danae Stimpson, 1858Blue Mottled Swimmer Crab
Thalamita demani Nobili, 1905
Thalamita granosimana Borradaile, 1902
Thalamita mitsiensis Crosnier, 1962
Thalamita picta Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Thalamita poissonii Audouin, 1826Poisson Swimming Crab
Thalamita prymna Herbst, 1803Blue-spined Swimming Crab
Thalamita quadrilobata Miers, 1884
Thalamita savignyi A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Thalamita sima H. Milne Edw..., 1834Four-lobed Swimming Crab
Thalamitoides quadridens A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Xiphonectes longispinosus Dana, 1852Long-spine Swimming Crab

Subnodes of Portunoidea with occurrences in Red Sea
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
17
58
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