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Checklist for Superfamily Portunoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Torres Strait (West Pacific Ocean)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
76
198
319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
75
197
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
49
136
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
49
136
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
46
127
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
27
93
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
26
90
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
17
72
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
8
25
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Torres Strait
1 Family width 25 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab25SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Torres Strait
8 Genera with 25 Species
Caphyra Guérin, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 19673SpeciesTaxom
Lupocycloporus Alcock, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Lupocyclus Adams & White, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Monomia Gistl, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 19816SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 18529SpeciesTaxom
Xiphonectes A. Milne Edw..., 18352SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Torres Strait
25 Species
Caphyra laevis (A. Milne Edw..., 1869)⇒ Caphyra loevis A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Caphyra rotundifrons A. Milne-Edw..., 1869Turtle Weed Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) hellerii A. Milne-Edw..., 1867Indo-Pacific Swimming Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) orientalis Dana, 1852
Charybdis (Charybdis) yaldwyni Rees & Steph..., 1967
Lupocycloporus gracilimanus Stimpson, 1858
Lupocyclus rotundatus Adams & White, 1849Rounded Swimming Crab
Monomia rubromarginatus Lanchester, 1900
Portunus (Achelous) granulatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Cycloachelous granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
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 (Xiphonectes) stephensoni Moosa, 1981
Thalamita admete Herbst, 1803
Thalamita coeruleipes Hombron & Ja..., 1846Azure Swimming Crab
Thalamita crenata Rüppell, 1830Crenate swimming crab
Thalamita danae Stimpson, 1858Blue Mottled Swimmer Crab
Thalamita demani Nobili, 1905
Thalamita picta Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Thalamita prymna Herbst, 1803Blue-spined Swimming Crab
Thalamita sima H. Milne Edw..., 1834Four-lobed Swimming Crab
Thalamita spinimana Dana, 1852Spiny Claw Swimming Crab
Xiphonectes hastatoides Fabricius, 1798
Xiphonectes tenuipes De Haan, 1835

Subnodes of Portunoidea with occurrences in Torres Strait
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
8
25
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