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Checklist for Superfamily Portunoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region United Arab Emirates (Near East)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
58
141
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
58
141
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
41
117
184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
41
117
184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
39
113
180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
23
70
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
22
69
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
14
54
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
10
28
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for United Arab Emirates
1 Family width 28 Species and 2 Subspecies
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab28SpeciesTaxom


Genera for United Arab Emirates
10 Genera with 28 Species
Carupa Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 18774SpeciesTaxom
Cycloachelous Ward, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Gonioinfradens Leene, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Lissocarcinus Adams & White, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Lupocyclus Adams & White, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18525SpeciesTaxom
Scylla De Haan, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 18619SpeciesTaxom
Xiphonectes A. Milne Edw..., 18522SpeciesTaxom


Species list for United Arab Emirates
28 Species and 2 Subspecies
Carupa tenuipes Dana, 1852Violet Eyed Swimming Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) hellerii A. Milne-Edw..., 1867Indo-Pacific Swimming Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) miles De Haan, 1835
Charybdis (Charybdis) natator Herbst, 1794Ridged Swimming Crab
Charybdis (Goniohellenus) hoplites Wood-Mason, 1877
Cycloachelous granulatus granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Gonioinfradens giardi Nobili, 1905Swimming Crab
Gonioinfradens paucidentatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Lissocarcinus orbicularis Dana, 1852Harlequin Crab
Lissocarcinus polybioides (Adams & White, 1849)⇒ Lissocarcinus polybiodes Adams & White, 1849
Lupocyclus tugelae Barnard, 1950
Portunus granulatus granulatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Cycloachelous granulatus granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758Alimasag
Portunus (Portunus) sanguinolentus J. F. W. Herbst, 1783Blood-spotted Swimming Crab
Portunus (Xiphonectes) guinotae Stephenson &..., 1961
Portunus (Xiphonectes) longispinosus Dana, 1852
Scylla serrata Forsskål, 1775Black crab
Thalamita bandusia Nobili, 1905
Thalamita crenata Rüppell, 1830Crenate swimming crab
Thalamita iranica Stephensen, 1946
Thalamita poissoni Audouin & Sa..., 1817
Thalamita poissonii Audouin, 1826Poisson Swimming Crab
Thalamita prymna Herbst, 1803Blue-spined Swimming Crab
Thalamita quadrilobata Miers, 1884
Thalamita rubridens Apel & Spiri..., 1998
Thalamita savignyi A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Xiphonectes guinotae Stephenson &..., 1961
Xiphonectes longispinosus Dana, 1852Long-spine Swimming Crab

Subnodes of Portunoidea with occurrences in United Arab Emirates
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
10
28
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