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Checklist for Family Varunidae H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
and region Australia (Australasia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
448
2925
10558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
445
2918
10546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
166
1267
5249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
163
1257
5186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
153
1195
4883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
81
667
2313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
70
601
2161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
17
119
428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
6
56
197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
17
45
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Australia
17 Genera with 45 Species
Austrohelice Sakai, Türka..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Brachynotus De Haan, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Chasmagnathus De Haan, 05SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 183710SpeciesTaxom
Eriocheir De Haan, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Helice De Haan, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Helograpsus Campbell & G..., 18991SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18355SpeciesTaxom
Metaplax H. Milne Edw..., 02SpeciesTaxom
Orcovita Ng & Tomascik, 20122SpeciesTaxom
Paragrapsus H. Milne Edw..., 18373SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18583SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohelice Sakai, Türka..., 18512SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Thalassograpsus Tweedie, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Utica White, 18813SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australia
45 Species
Austrohelice crassa Dana, 1851Tunneling Mud Crab. Burrowing Mud Crab
Brachynotus octodentatus
Brachynotus spinosus H. Milne Edw..., 1853Little Shore Crab
Chasmagnathus convexus (De Haan, 1835)⇒ Helograpsus haswellianus Whitelegge, 1899
Chasmagnathus hararlliamus
Chasmagnathus haswellianus (Whitelegge, 1899)⇒ Helograpsus haswellianus Whitelegge, 1899
Chasmagnathus laevis (Dana, 1851)⇒ Paragrapsus laevis Dana, 1851
Chasmagnathus quadridentatus
Cyclograpsus audouinii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Cyclograpsus granulatus Dana, 1851
Cyclograpsus granulosus H. Milne Edw..., 1853Purple mottled shore crab
Cyclograpsus insularum Campbell & G..., 1966Northern smooth shore crab
Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837Globose shore crab
Cyclograpsus lavauxi H. Milne Edw..., 1853Smooth shore crab
Cyclograpsus parvulus (De Man, 1896)⇒ Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Cyclograpsus punctatum
Cyclograpsus punctatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Cyclograpsus quadridentatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Paragrapsus quadridentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Eriocheir sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1854Big sluice crab
Helice crana
Helice leachii (Hess, 1865)⇒ Pseudohelice subquadrata Dana, 1851
Helograpsus haswellianus Whitelegge, 1899Haswell's Shore Crab
Hemigrapsus crenulatus Milne Edwards, 1837Hairy-handed crab
Hemigrapsus nudus Dana, 1851Naked Shore Crab
Hemigrapsus octodentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Hemigrapsus oregonensis Dana, 1851Green shore crab
Hemigrapsus sanguineus De Haan, 1835Asian shore crab
Metaplax hirsutimana (Grant & McCu..., 1906)⇒ Australoplax tridentata A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Metaplax hirsutimanus
Orcovita hicksi Davie & Ng., 2012
Orcovita orchardorum Davie & Ng., 2012
Paragrapsus gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Red-spotted Shore Crab
Paragrapsus laevis Dana, 1851Smooth shore crab
Paragrapsus quadridentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Four-toothed Shore Crab
Pseudograpsus albus Stimpson, 1858Little White Crab
Pseudograpsus elongatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Pseudograpsus nudus (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Hemigrapsus nudus Dana, 1851
Pseudohelice quadrata Dana, 1851
Pseudohelice subquadrata Dana, 1851
Ptychognathus pusillus Heller, 1865
Thalassograpsus harpax Hilgendorf, 1892
Utica borneensis De Man, 1895
Utica crassimana Haswell, 1882
Utica setosipes Haswell, 1881
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab

Subnodes of Varunidae with occurrences in Australia
SubfamilyCyclograpsinae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
8
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyThalassograpsinae
Davie & N. K. Ng, 2007
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVaruninae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
8
18
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