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Checklist for Superfamily Portunoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Seychelles (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
154
566
1216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
154
566
1216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
87
403
975
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
85
397
960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
79
384
938
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
47
245
563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
41
218
521
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
30
177
427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
18
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Seychelles
2 Families width 72 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab70SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Seychelles
18 Genera with 72 Species
Caphyra Guérin, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Carupa Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Catoptrus A. Milne-Edw..., 19663SpeciesTaxom
Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 20012SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 18187SpeciesTaxom
Cycloachelous Ward, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Gonioinfradens Leene, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Goniosoma A. Milne Edw..., 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Lissocarcinus Adams & White, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Lupocyclus Adams & White, 19504SpeciesTaxom
Monomia Gistl, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Ovalipes Rathbun, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Parathranites Miers, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18529SpeciesTaxom
Scylla De Haan, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 196228SpeciesTaxom
Thalamitoides A. Milne-Edw..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Xiphonectes A. Milne Edw..., 19062SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Seychelles
72 Species
Caphyra hemisphaerica Rathbun, 1911
Caphyra rotundifrons A. Milne-Edw..., 1869Turtle Weed Crab
Carupa laeviuscula (Heller, 1862)⇒ Carupa tenuipes Dana, 1852
Carupa tenuipes Dana, 1852Violet Eyed Swimming Crab
Catoptrus inaequalis Rathbun, 1906
Catoptrus nitidus A. Milne-Edw..., 1870
Catoptrus rathbunae Serène, 1966
Chaceon crosnieri Manning & Ho..., 1989
Chaceon goreni Galil & Manning, 2001
Charybdis (Charybdis) crosnieri Spiridonov &..., 2001
Charybdis (Charybdis) granulata De Haan, 1833
Charybdis (Charybdis) natator Herbst, 1794Ridged Swimming Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) orientalis Dana, 1852
Charybdis (Goniohellenus) curtidentata Stephenson, 1967
Charybdis (Goniohellenus) longicollis Leene, 1938
Charybdis erythrodactylus Lamarck, 1818
Cycloachelous granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Granulated Swimming Crab
Cycloachelous orbicularis Richters, 1880
Cycloachelous orbitosinus Rathburn, 1911
Gonioinfradens paucidentatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Lissocarcinus orbicularis Dana, 1852Harlequin Crab
Lissocarcinus polybioides (Adams & White, 1849)⇒ Lissocarcinus polybiodes Adams & White, 1849
Lupocyclus inaequalis Walker, 1887
Lupocyclus philippinensis Semper, 1880Philippine Scissor Swimming Crab
Lupocyclus quinquedentatus Rathbun, 1906Five-toothed Swimming Crab
Lupocyclus tugelae Barnard, 1950
Monomia gladiator (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Portunus gladiator Stimpson, 1858
Monomia petrea Alcock, 1899Swimming Crab
Monomia petreus Alcock, 1899
Ovalipes iridescens Miers, 1886
Parathranites orientalis Miers, 1886
Portunus (Achelous) granulatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Cycloachelous granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Portunus (Achelous) orbitosinus (Rathbun, 1911)⇒ Cycloachelous orbitosinus Rathburn, 1911
Portunus (Monomia) petreus Alcock, 1899
Portunus (Portunus) convexus De Haan, 1835
Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758Alimasag
Portunus (Portunus) sanguinolentus J. F. W. Herbst, 1783Blood-spotted Swimming Crab
Portunus (Xiphonectes) guinotae Stephenson &..., 1961
Portunus (Xiphonectes) latibrachium Rathbun, 1906
Portunus (Xiphonectes) longispinosus Dana, 1852
Scylla serrata Forsskål, 1775Black crab
Thalamita admete Herbst, 1803
Thalamita auauensis Rathbun, 1906
Thalamita bouvieri Nobili, 1906
Thalamita chaptalii Audouin, 1826
Thalamita cooperi Borradaile, 1902
Thalamita crenata Rüppell, 1830Crenate swimming crab
Thalamita crosnieri Vannini, 1983
Thalamita exetastica Alcock, 1899
Thalamita foresti Crosnier, 1962
Thalamita gardineri (Borradaile, 1902)⇒ Thalamita picta Stimpson, 1858
Thalamita gatavakensis Nobili, 1906
Thalamita helleri Hoffmann, 1874
Thalamita integra Dana, 1852
Thalamita investigatoris (Alcock, 1899)⇒ Thalamita picta Stimpson, 1858
Thalamita macrospinifera Rathbun, 1911
Thalamita margaritimana Rathbun, 1911
Thalamita oculea Alcock, 1899
Thalamita parvidens Rathbun, 1907
Thalamita philippinensis Stephenson &..., 1967
Thalamita picta Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Thalamita poissonii Audouin, 1826Poisson Swimming Crab
Thalamita prymna Herbst, 1803Blue-spined Swimming Crab
Thalamita pseudoculea Crosnier, 1984
Thalamita pseudopoissoni Stephenson &..., 1967
Thalamita quadrilobata Miers, 1884
Thalamita sexlobata Miers, 1886
Thalamita sima H. Milne Edw..., 1834Four-lobed Swimming Crab
Thalamita stephensoni Crosnier, 1962
Thalamitoides quadridens A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Xiphonectes longispinosus Dana, 1852Long-spine Swimming Crab
Xiphonectes macrophthalmus Rathbun, 1906Swimming Crab

Subnodes of Portunoidea with occurrences in Seychelles
FamilyGeryonidae
Colosi, 1923
Deepsea crabs
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
17
70
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