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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
213
1140
3971
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
213
1140
3971
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
135
903
3435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
134
898
3401
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
126
845
3107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
70
529
1791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
62
478
1675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
47
358
1263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
35
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Taiwan
2 Families width 179 Species and 1 Subspecies
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab175SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Taiwan
35 Genera with 179 Species
#ABCGLMNOPSTVX
Achelous De Haan, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Amphitrite De Haan, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Benthochascon Alcock and A..., 18991SpeciesTaxom
Brusinia Štev& 269;i&..., 19691SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Camptonyx Heller, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Caphyra Guérin, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Carcinoplacoides A. Milne-Edw..., 19581SpeciesTaxom
Carupa Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Catoptrus A. Milne-Edw..., 18701SpeciesTaxom
Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 19942SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 189436SpeciesTaxom
Coelocarcinus Edmondson, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Cycloachelous Ward, 19753SpeciesTaxom
Geryon Krøyer, 18032SpeciesTaxom
Gonioinfradens Leene, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Gonioneptunus Ortmann, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Goniosoma A. Milne Edw..., 18615SpeciesTaxom
Libystes A. Milne-Edw..., 18683SpeciesTaxom
Liocarcinus Stimpson, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Lissocarcinus Adams & White, 18495SpeciesTaxom
Lupa Leach, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Lupocycloporus Alcock, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Lupocyclus Adams & White, 19506SpeciesTaxom
Monomia Gistl, 19615SpeciesTaxom
Neptunus De Haan, 18765SpeciesTaxom
Ovalipes Rathbun, 18332SpeciesTaxom
Parathranites Miers, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Platyonichus Latreille, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Podophthalmus Lamarck, 17983SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 179534SpeciesTaxom
Scylla De Haan, 17984SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 192530SpeciesTaxom
Vojmirophthalmus Stevcic, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Xiphonectes A. Milne Edw..., 19315SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Taiwan
179 Species and 1 Subspecies
Achelous crassimanus (MacLeay, 1838)⇒ Scylla serrata Forsskål, 1775
Achelous whitei (A. Milne-Edw..., 1861)⇒ Portunus gracilimanus Stimpson, 1858
Amphitrite gracilimanus (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Portunus gracilimanus Stimpson, 1858
Amphitrite media (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Scylla tranquebarica Fabricius, 1798
Benthochascon hemingi Alcock & And..., 1899
Brusinia elongata Sakai, 1969
Callinectes alcocki (P. S. Chen, 1933)⇒ Scylla tranquebarica Fabricius, 1798
Callinectes platei (P. S. Chen, 1933)⇒ Scylla tranquebarica Fabricius, 1798
Camptonyx rotundifrons (A. Milne-Edw..., 1869)⇒ Caphyra rotundifrons A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Caphyra loevis A. Milne-Edw..., 1869Xenia Swimming Crab
Caphyra rotundifrons A. Milne-Edw..., 1869Turtle Weed Crab
Caphyra unidentata Lenz, 1910Soft Coral Swimming Crab
Carcinoplacoides flottei (Kesling, 1958)⇒ Libystes nitidus A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Carupa tenuipes Dana, 1852Violet Eyed Swimming Crab
Catoptrus nitidus A. Milne-Edw..., 1870
Chaceon granulatus Sakai, 1978
Chaceon manningi Ng, Lee & Yu, 1994
Charybdis (Charybdis) acuta A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Charybdis (Charybdis) affinis Dana, 1852
Charybdis (Charybdis) amboinensis Leene, 1938Ambon Swimming Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) anisodon De Haan, 1850
Charybdis (Charybdis) annulata Fabricius, 1798
Charybdis (Charybdis) barneyi (Gordon, 1931)⇒ Charybdis affinis Dana, 1852
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
Charybdis (Charybdis) cruciata (Herbst, 1794)⇒ Charybdis feriata Linnaeus, 1758
Charybdis (Charybdis) feriata Linnaeus, 1758Coral Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) granulata De Haan, 1833
Charybdis (Charybdis) helleri A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
Charybdis (Charybdis) hellerii A. Milne-Edw..., 1867Indo-Pacific Swimming Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) japonica A. Milne-Edw..., 1861Asian Paddle Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) jaubertensis Rathbun, 1924
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 (Charybdis) spinifera Miers, 1884
Charybdis (Charybdis) variegata Fabricius, 1798
Charybdis (Goniohellenus) hongkongensis Shen, 1934
Charybdis (Goniohellenus) truncata Fabricius, 1798
Charybdis (Gonioneptunus) bimaculata Miers, 1886
Charybdis (Goniosoma) orientalis Dana, 1852
Charybdis (Goniosupradens) acutifrons De Man, 1879
Charybdis (Goniosupradens) obtusifrons Leene, 1937
Charybdis dubium (Hoffman, 1877)⇒ Charybdis orientalis Dana, 1852
Charybdis feriatus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Charybdis feriata Linnaeus, 1758
Charybdis investigatoris (Alcock, 1899)⇒ Charybdis miles De Haan, 1835
Charybdis moretonensis (Rees & Steph..., 1966)⇒ Charybdis granulata De Haan, 1833
Charybdis peitchihiliensis (A. Milne-Edw..., 1861)⇒ Procaris hawaiana Holthuis, 1973
Charybdis sowerbyi (A. Milne-Edw..., 1861)⇒ Procaris hawaiana Holthuis, 1973
Charybdis spiniferum Miers, 1884
Charybdis subornata (Ortmann, 1894)⇒ Charybdis bimaculata Miers, 1886
Coelocarcinus foliatus Edmondson, 1930
Cycloachelous granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Granulated Swimming Crab
Cycloachelous orbitosinus Rathburn, 1911
Cycloachelous suborbicularis Stephenson, 1975
Geryon granulatus (Sakai, 1978)⇒ Chaceon granulatus Sakai, 1978
Geryon trispinosus Herbst, 1803
Gonioinfradens paucidentatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Gonioneptunus whiteleggei (Ward, 1933)⇒ Charybdis bimaculata Miers, 1886
Goniosoma acuta (A. Milne-Edw..., 1869)⇒ Charybdis acuta A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Goniosoma bimaculata (Miers, 1886)⇒ Charybdis bimaculata Miers, 1886
Goniosoma hellerii (A. Milne-Edw..., 1867)⇒ Charybdis helleri A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
Goniosoma japonica (A. Milne-Edw..., 1861)⇒ Procaris hawaiana Holthuis, 1973
Goniosoma quadrimaculatum (A. Milne-Edw..., 1861)⇒ Charybdis lucifera Fabricius, 1798
Libystes alphonsi (Alcock, 1900)⇒ Libystes nitidus A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Libystes edwardsi Alcock, 1900
Libystes nitidus A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Liocarcinus corrugatus Pennant, 1777Wrinkled swimming crab
Liocarcinus navigator Herbst, 1794Arch-fronted swimming crab
Lissocarcinus arkati Kemp, 1923
Lissocarcinus laevis Miers, 1886Anemone Crab
Lissocarcinus orbiculare Dana, 1852
Lissocarcinus orbicularis Dana, 1852Harlequin Crab
Lissocarcinus polybioides (Adams & White, 1849)⇒ Lissocarcinus polybiodes Adams & White, 1849
Lupa hirsuta (Heller, 1862)⇒ Scylla tranquebarica Fabricius, 1798
Lupa lobifrons (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Scylla serrata Forsskål, 1775
Lupa pubescens (Dana, 1852)⇒ Portunus pubescens Dana, 1852
Lupocycloporus gracilimanus Stimpson, 1858
Lupocyclus (Parathranites) orientalis (Miers, 1886)⇒ Parathranites orientalis Miers, 1886
Lupocyclus philippinensis Semper, 1880Philippine Scissor Swimming Crab
Lupocyclus rotundatus Adams & White, 1849Rounded Swimming Crab
Lupocyclus sexspinosus (Leene, 1940)⇒ Lupocyclus philippinensis Semper, 1880
Lupocyclus strigosus (Alcock, 1899)⇒ Lupocyclus philippinensis Semper, 1880
Lupocyclus tugelae Barnard, 1950
Monomia argentata A Milne Edwards, 1861
Monomia gladiator (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Portunus gladiator Stimpson, 1858
Monomia haani Stimpson, 1858Red Swimming Crab
Monomia lucida Koch & ÄŽuri..., 2018
Monomia pseudoargentatus Stephenson, 1961
Neptunus hastatoides unidens (Laurie, 1906)⇒ Portunus hastatoides Fabricius, 1798
Neptunus alcocki (Gordon, 1930)⇒ Portunus pulchricristatus Gordon, 1931
Neptunus pulchricristatus (Gordon, 1931)⇒ Portunus pulchricristatus Gordon, 1931
Neptunus tomentosus (Haswell, 1882)⇒ Portunus pubescens Dana, 1852
Neptunus trituberculatus (Miers, 1876)⇒ Portunus trituberculatus Miers, 1876
Ovalipes iridescens Miers, 1886
Ovalipes punctatus De Haan, 1833
Parathranites granosus Crosnier, 2002
Parathranites orientalis Miers, 1886
Platyonichus bipustulatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Ovalipes punctatus De Haan, 1833
Platyonichus rugulosa (Krauss, 1843)⇒ Kraussia rugulosa Krauss, 1843
Podophthalmus nacreus Alcock, 1899
Podophthalmus spinosus (Lamarck, 1801)⇒ Podophthalmus vigil Fabricius, 1798
Podophthalmus vigil Fabricius, 1798Sentinel crab
Portunus (Achelous) granulatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Cycloachelous granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Portunus (Achelous) orbitosinus (Rathbun, 1911)⇒ Cycloachelous orbitosinus Rathburn, 1911
Portunus (Lupocycloporus) gracilimanus Stimpson, 1858
Portunus (Monomia) argentatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Portunus (Monomia) gladiator Stimpson, 1858
Portunus (Monomia) pseudoargentatus Stephenson, 1961
Portunus (Portunus) minimus Rathbun, 1898
Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758Alimasag
Portunus (Portunus) pubescens Dana, 1852Hairy swimming crab
Portunus (Portunus) reticulatus Herbst, 1799
Portunus (Portunus) sanguinolentus J. F. W. Herbst, 1783Blood-spotted Swimming Crab
Portunus (Portunus) trituberculatus Miers, 1876Gazami crab
Portunus (Xiphonectes) alcocki Nobili, 1905
Portunus (Xiphonectes) hastatoides Fabricius, 1798
Portunus (Xiphonectes) iranjae Crosnier, 1962
Portunus (Xiphonectes) pulchicristatus Gordon, 1931
Portunus (Xiphonectes) pulchricristatus Gordon, 1931
Portunus anisodon (De Haan, 1850)⇒ Charybdis anisodon De Haan, 1850
Portunus annulata (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Charybdis annulata Fabricius, 1798
Portunus annulatus (Weber, 1795)⇒ Charybdis annulata Fabricius, 1798
Portunus arcuatus (Herbst, 1794)⇒ Thalamita sima H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Portunus denticulatus (Marion de Pr..., 1822)⇒ Portunus pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758
Portunus granulata (De Haan, 1833)⇒ Charybdis granulata De Haan, 1833
Portunus haanii Stimpson, 1858
Portunus integifrons (Marion de Pr..., 1822)⇒ Thalamita admete Herbst, 1803
Portunus lucifer (Weber, 1795)⇒ Charybdis lucifera Fabricius, 1798
Portunus lucifera (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Charybdis lucifera Fabricius, 1798
Portunus miles (De Haan, 1835)⇒ Charybdis miles De Haan, 1835
Portunus poissonii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Thalamita poissonii Audouin, 1826
Portunus tranquebaricus (Weber, 1795)⇒ Scylla tranquebarica Fabricius, 1798
Portunus truncata (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Charybdis truncata Fabricius, 1798
Portunus truncatus (Weber, 1795)⇒ Charybdis truncata Fabricius, 1798
Portunus variegata (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Charybdis variegata Fabricius, 1798
Portunus vigil (Weber, 1795)⇒ Podophthalmus vigil Fabricius, 1798
Scylla olivacea Herbst, 1796Orange Mud Crab
Scylla paramamosain Estampador, 1949
Scylla serrata Forsskål, 1775Black crab
Scylla tranquebarica Fabricius, 1798
Thalamita admete Herbst, 1803
Thalamita chaptali Audouin & Sa..., 1817
Thalamita chaptalii Audouin, 1826
Thalamita crassimana (Dana, 1852)⇒ Thalamita prymna Herbst, 1803
Thalamita crenata Rüppell, 1830Crenate swimming crab
Thalamita danae Stimpson, 1858Blue Mottled Swimmer Crab
Thalamita demani Nobili, 1905
Thalamita dispar (Rathbun, 1914)⇒ Thalamita admete Herbst, 1803
Thalamita edwardsi (Borradaile, 1900)⇒ Thalamita admete Herbst, 1803
Thalamita gardineri (Borradaile, 1902)⇒ Thalamita picta Stimpson, 1858
Thalamita gloriensis Crosnier, 1962
Thalamita helleri Hoffmann, 1874
Thalamita holthuisi Stephenson, 1975
Thalamita integra Dana, 1852
Thalamita invicta (Thallwitz, 1891)⇒ Thalamita demani Nobili, 1905
Thalamita kagosimensis Sakai, 1939Swimming Crab
Thalamita lineata (A. Milne-Edw..., 1861)⇒ Thalamita picta Stimpson, 1858
Thalamita mitsiensis Crosnier, 1962
Thalamita pelsarti Montgomery, 1931Swimming Crab
Thalamita picta Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Thalamita poissonii Audouin, 1826Poisson Swimming Crab
Thalamita prymna Herbst, 1803Blue-spined Swimming Crab
Thalamita roosevelti (Schmitt, 1939)⇒ Thalamita picta Stimpson, 1858
Thalamita seurati Nobili, 1906
Thalamita sima H. Milne Edw..., 1834Four-lobed Swimming Crab
Thalamita spinimana Dana, 1852Spiny Claw Swimming Crab
Thalamita stephensoni Crosnier, 1962
Thalamita stimpsoni (A. Milne-Edw..., 1861)⇒ Thalamita danae Stimpson, 1858
Thalamita trilineata (Stephenson &..., 1957)⇒ Thalamita demani Nobili, 1905
Thalamita wakensis (Edmondson, 1925)⇒ Thalamita seurati Nobili, 1906
Vojmirophthalmus nacreus Alcock, 1899
Xiphonectes hastatoides Fabricius, 1798
Xiphonectes iranjae Crosnier, 1962
Xiphonectes macrophthalmus Rathbun, 1906Swimming Crab
Xiphonectes pseudohastatoides Yang & Tang, 2006
Xiphonectes pulchricristatus Gordon, 1931

Subnodes of Portunoidea with occurrences in Taiwan
FamilyGeryonidae
Colosi, 1923
Deepsea crabs
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
33
175
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