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Checklist for Superfamily Portunoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Tunisia (North Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
97
199
330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
97
199
330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
52
115
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
52
115
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
48
105
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
25
58
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
23
56
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
18
45
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
9
21
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tunisia
1 Family width 21 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab21SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tunisia
9 Genera with 21 Species
Bathynectes Manning & Ho..., 18161SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Liocarcinus Stimpson, 18276SpeciesTaxom
Macropipus Prestandrea, 18163SpeciesTaxom
Polybius Leach, 18273SpeciesTaxom
Portumnus Leach, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Xaiva MacLeay, 18161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tunisia
21 Species
Bathynectes longipes Risso, 1816
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Carcinus aestuarii Nardo, 1847Mediterranean Green Crab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Carcinus mediterraneus (Nardo, 1847)⇒ Carcinus aestuarii Nardo, 1847
Liocarcinus arcuatus (Herbst, 1794)⇒ Liocarcinus navigator Herbst, 1794
Liocarcinus corrugatus Pennant, 1777Wrinkled swimming crab
Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus, 1785Blue-leg swimming crab
Liocarcinus navigator Herbst, 1794Arch-fronted swimming crab
Liocarcinus pusillus Leach, 1816Dwarf swimming crab
Liocarcinus vernalis Risso, 1827Grey ᾷ crab
Macropipus arcuatus (Leach, 1814)⇒ Liocarcinus navigator Herbst, 1794
Macropipus tuberculatus Roux, 1830Portunid crab
Macropipus vernalis (Risso, 1816)⇒ Liocarcinus vernalis Risso, 1827
Polybius (Necora) corrugatus (Pennant, 1777)⇒ Liocarcinus corrugatus Pennant, 1777
Polybius (Polybius) depurator (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus, 1785
Polybius (Polybius) vernalis (Risso, 1827)⇒ Liocarcinus vernalis Risso, 1827
Portumnus latipes Pennant, 1777Pennant's Swimming Crab
Portunus (Portunus) hastatus Linnaeus, 1767
Portunus (Portunus) segnis Forskål, 1775
Xaiva biguttata Risso, 1816

Subnodes of Portunoidea with occurrences in Tunisia
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
9
21
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