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Checklist for Family Varunidae H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
and region Chiba (Kanto, Japan)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
135
400
621
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
134
399
620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
89
305
499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
89
305
499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
83
285
466
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
46
176
256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
39
157
234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
12
37
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
4
19
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
8
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Chiba
8 Genera with 12 Species
Chasmagnathus De Haan, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Eriocheir De Haan, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Gaetice Gistel, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Helicana K. Sakai & Y..., 19801SpeciesTaxom
Helice De Haan, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 20054SpeciesTaxom
Sestrostoma Davie & Ng, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Chiba
12 Species
Chasmagnathus convexus (De Haan, 1835)⇒ Helograpsus haswellianus Whitelegge, 1899
Eriocheir japonica De Haan, 1835Japanese mitten crab
Gaetice depressus De Haan, 1833
Helicana japonica K. Sakai & Y..., 1980
Helice tridens De Haan, 1835
Hemigrapsus longitarsis Miers, 1879
Hemigrapsus penicillatus De Haan, 1835Common Japanese intertidal crab
Hemigrapsus sanguineus De Haan, 1835Asian shore crab
Hemigrapsus takanoi Asakura & Wa..., 2005Asian Brush Crab
Sestrostoma depressum Sakai, 1965
Sestrostoma toriumii Takeda, 1974
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab

Subnodes of Varunidae with occurrences in Chiba
SubfamilyCyclograpsinae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGaeticinae
Davie & N. K. Ng, 2007
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVaruninae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
3
6
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