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Checklist for Family Varunidae H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
and region Fujian (East China, China)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
44
97
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
44
97
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
36
82
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
36
82
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
35
76
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
25
61
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
24
60
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
28
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
3
16
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
8
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Fujian
8 Genera with 12 Species
Chasmagnathus De Haan, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Eriocheir De Haan, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Helicana K. Sakai & Y..., 20061SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Metaplax H. Milne Edw..., 18583SpeciesTaxom
Neoeriocheir T. Sakai, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 19862SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fujian
12 Species
Chasmagnathus convexus (De Haan, 1835)⇒ Helograpsus haswellianus Whitelegge, 1899
Eriocheir sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1854Big sluice crab
Helicana doerjesi K. Sakai, Tü..., 2006
Hemigrapsus penicillatus De Haan, 1835Common Japanese intertidal crab
Hemigrapsus sinensis Rathbun, 1931
Metaplax elegans De Man, 1888
Metaplax indica H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Metaplax longipes Stimpson, 1858
Neoeriocheir leptognathus Rathbun, 1913
Ptychognathus altimanus Rathbun, 1914
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab
Varuna yui Hwang & Takeda, 1986Sundaic Paddler Crab

Subnodes of Varunidae with occurrences in Fujian
SubfamilyCyclograpsinae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVaruninae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
5
7
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