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Checklist for Family Varunidae H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
and region Kumamoto (Northern Kyushu, Japan)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
59
101
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
59
101
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
38
72
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
38
72
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
37
68
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
18
38
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
18
38
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
8
25
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
2
13
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
8
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kumamoto
8 Genera with 11 Species
Chasmagnathus De Haan, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Eriocheir De Haan, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Helicana K. Sakai & Y..., 19801SpeciesTaxom
Helice De Haan, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 19314SpeciesTaxom
Parapyxidognathus Ward, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Sestrostoma Davie & Ng, 19741SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kumamoto
11 Species
Chasmagnathus convexus (De Haan, 1835)⇒ Helograpsus haswellianus Whitelegge, 1899
Eriocheir japonica De Haan, 1835Japanese mitten crab
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 sinensis Rathbun, 1931
Parapyxidognathus deianira De Man, 1888
Ptychognathus ishii Sakai, 1939
Sestrostoma toriumii Takeda, 1974

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

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyVaruninae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
4
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