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Checklist for Family Varunidae H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
and region Indian Ocean (World Oceans)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
264
991
2154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
262
988
2151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
129
622
1527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
126
616
1509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
117
574
1372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
62
330
717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
54
296
673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
13
56
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
31
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
6
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Indian Ocean
6 Genera with 7 Species
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Metaplax H. Milne Edw..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18731SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Utica White, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 19862SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indian Ocean
7 Species
Cyclograpsus audouinii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Metaplax indica H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Pseudograpsus elongatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Ptychognathus dentatus De Man, 1892
Utica barbimana A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab
Varuna yui Hwang & Takeda, 1986Sundaic Paddler Crab

Subnodes of Varunidae with occurrences in Indian Ocean
SubfamilyCyclograpsinae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVaruninae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
4
5
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