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Checklist for Family Varunidae H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
and region Hong Kong (South-central China, China)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
113
386
680
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
112
385
679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
73
271
549
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
73
271
549
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
70
258
518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
42
166
294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
38
153
277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
13
45
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
4
22
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
8
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Hong Kong
8 Genera with 14 Species
Brachynotus De Haan, 02SpeciesTaxom
Chasmagnathus De Haan, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Eriocheir De Haan, 18544SpeciesTaxom
Gaetice Gistel, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Helice De Haan, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Metaplax H. Milne Edw..., 18582SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 19862SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Hong Kong
14 Species
Brachynotus penicillatus De Haan, 1835
Brachynotus sanguineus
Chasmagnathus convexus (De Haan, 1835)⇒ Helograpsus haswellianus Whitelegge, 1899
Eriocheir hepuensis Dai, 1991
Eriocheir japonica De Haan, 1835Japanese mitten crab
Eriocheir japoniscus
Eriocheir sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1854Big sluice crab
Gaetice depressus De Haan, 1833
Helice tridens De Haan, 1835
Hemigrapsus sanguineus De Haan, 1835Asian shore crab
Metaplax elegans De Man, 1888
Metaplax longipes Stimpson, 1858
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab
Varuna yui Hwang & Takeda, 1986Sundaic Paddler Crab

Subnodes of Varunidae with occurrences in Hong Kong
SubfamilyCyclograpsinae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyVaruninae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
4
9
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