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Checklist for Family Varunidae H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
and region America (Continents)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
550
3975
18550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
537
3949
18475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
208
1695
9054
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
205
1681
8960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
191
1597
8581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
108
971
3858
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
90
866
3579
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
19
146
723
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
8
69
266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
25
64
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
25 Genera with 64 Species
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Asthenognathus Stimpson, 20042SpeciesTaxom
Austrohelice Sakai, Türka..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Brachynotus De Haan, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Chasmagnathus De Haan, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 183710SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtograpsus Dana, 18004SpeciesTaxom
Eriocheir De Haan, 18543SpeciesTaxom
Gaetice Gistel, 18332SpeciesTaxom
Globihexapus Schweitzer &..., 20011SpeciesTaxom
Helicana K. Sakai & Y..., 20061SpeciesTaxom
Helice De Haan, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Helograpsus Campbell & G..., 18991SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 200511SpeciesTaxom
Metaplax H. Milne Edw..., 19391SpeciesTaxom
Neohelice Sakai, Türka..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Orcovita Ng & Tomascik, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Paragrapsus H. Milne Edw..., 18373SpeciesTaxom
Parahelice K. Sakai, Tü..., 18731SpeciesTaxom
Pseudogaetice Davie & N. K..., 19231SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 17984SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohelice Sakai, Türka..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 19005SpeciesTaxom
Tetragrapsus Rathbun, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Utica White, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 19862SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
64 Species
Asthenognathus cornishorum C. Schweitze..., 1999
Asthenognathus microspinus S. Casadio, 2004
Austrohelice crassa Dana, 1851Tunneling Mud Crab. Burrowing Mud Crab
Brachynotus foresti Zariquiey Al..., 1968
Brachynotus jouyi (Rathbun, 1894)⇒ Tetragrapsus jouyi Rathbun, 1894
Chasmagnathus granulata (Dana, 1851)⇒ Neohelice granulata Dana, 1851
Chasmagnathus granulatus Dana, 1851
Cyclograpsus audouinii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Cyclograpsus cinereus Dana, 1851
Cyclograpsus escondidensis Rathbun, 1933
Cyclograpsus granulatus Dana, 1851
Cyclograpsus granulosus H. Milne Edw..., 1853Purple mottled shore crab
Cyclograpsus henshawi Rathbun, 1902Aupaka
Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837Globose shore crab
Cyclograpsus lavauxi H. Milne Edw..., 1853Smooth shore crab
Cyclograpsus longipes Stimpson, 1858
Cyclograpsus punctatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Cyrtograpsus affinis Dana, 1851
Cyrtograpsus altimanus Rathbun, 1914
Cyrtograpsus angulatus Dana, 1851
Cyrtograpsus cirripes Smith, 1800
Eriocheir japonica De Haan, 1835Japanese mitten crab
Eriocheir japonicus (De Haan, 1885)⇒ Eriocheir japonica De Haan, 1835
Eriocheir sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1854Big sluice crab
Gaetice americanus (Rathbun, 1923)⇒ Pseudogaetice americanus Rathbun, 1923
Gaetice depressus De Haan, 1833
Globihexapus paxillus C. Schweitze..., 2001
Helicana doerjesi K. Sakai, Tü..., 2006
Helice tientsinensis Rathbun, 1931
Helice tridens De Haan, 1835
Helograpsus haswellianus Whitelegge, 1899Haswell's Shore Crab
Hemigrapsus affinis Dana, 1851
Hemigrapsus crassimanus Dana, 1851
Hemigrapsus crenulatus Milne Edwards, 1837Hairy-handed crab
Hemigrapsus estellinensis Creel, 1964
Hemigrapsus nudus Dana, 1851Naked Shore Crab
Hemigrapsus octodentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Hemigrapsus oregonensis Dana, 1851Green shore crab
Hemigrapsus penicillatus De Haan, 1835Common Japanese intertidal crab
Hemigrapsus sanguineus De Haan, 1835Asian shore crab
Hemigrapsus sexdentatus Milne-Edwards, 1837Common Rock Crab
Hemigrapsus takanoi Asakura & Wa..., 2005Asian Brush Crab
Metaplax takahashii Sakai, 1939
Neohelice granulata Dana, 1851Cangrejo Granuloso
Orcovita mollitia Ng, Guinot &..., 1996
Paragrapsus gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Red-spotted Shore Crab
Paragrapsus laevis Dana, 1851Smooth shore crab
Paragrapsus quadridentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Four-toothed Shore Crab
Parahelice pilimana A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Pseudogaetice americanus Rathbun, 1923
Pseudograpsus albus Stimpson, 1858Little White Crab
Pseudograpsus nudus (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Hemigrapsus nudus Dana, 1851
Pseudograpsus oregonensis (Dana, 1851)⇒ Hemigrapsus oregonensis Dana, 1851
Pseudograpsus setosus Fabricius, 1798
Pseudohelice subquadrata Dana, 1851
Ptychognathus altimanus Rathbun, 1914
Ptychognathus barbatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Ptychognathus dentatus De Man, 1892
Ptychognathus easteranus Rathbun, 1907
Ptychognathus onyx Alcock, 1900
Tetragrapsus jouyi Rathbun, 1894
Utica borneensis De Man, 1895
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab
Varuna yui Hwang & Takeda, 1986Sundaic Paddler Crab

Subnodes of Varunidae with occurrences in America
SubfamilyAsthenognathinae
Stimpson, 1858
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyclograpsinae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
11
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGaeticinae
Davie & N. K. Ng, 2007
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVaruninae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
11
35
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Varunidae at artfakta.se
Varunidae at biodiversity.org.au
Varunidae at dyntaxa.se
Varunidae at gbif.org
Varunidae at irmng.org
Varunidae at itis.gov
Varunidae at marinespecies.org