WoRMS name details
Portunus (Xiphonectes) stephensoni Moosa, 1981
442826 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:442826)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Portunus stephensoni Moosa, 1981) Moosa, M.K. (1981). <i>Portunus stephensoni</i>, a new name for <i>Portunus emarginatus</i> Stephenson & Campbell, 1959 (Decapoda, Portunidae). <em>Crustaceana.</em> 40(1): 108., available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/156854081x00471 [details] Available for editors 
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DecaNet eds. (2026). DecaNet. Portunus (Xiphonectes) stephensoni Moosa, 1981. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=442826 on 2026-04-06
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Portunus stephensoni Moosa, 1981) Moosa, M.K. (1981). <i>Portunus stephensoni</i>, a new name for <i>Portunus emarginatus</i> Stephenson & Campbell, 1959 (Decapoda, Portunidae). <em>Crustaceana.</em> 40(1): 108., available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/156854081x00471 [details] Available for editors [request]
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
