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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
232
864
1815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
231
863
1814
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
122
593
1376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
120
590
1370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
111
554
1307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
59
318
684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
51
285
639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
14
58
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
29
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
9
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Madagascar
9 Genera with 12 Species
Acmaeopleura Stimpson, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Paragrapsus H. Milne Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Parahelice K. Sakai, Tü..., 20061SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18732SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohelice Sakai, Türka..., 20061SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 18943SpeciesTaxom
Sestrostoma Davie & Ng, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Madagascar
12 Species
Acmaeopleura balssi (Shen, 1932)⇒ Sestrostoma balssi Shen, 1932
Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837Globose shore crab
Paragrapsus quadridentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Four-toothed Shore Crab
Parahelice balssi K. Sakai, TÃ..., 2006
Pseudograpsus albus Stimpson, 1858Little White Crab
Pseudograpsus elongatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Pseudohelice balssi (K. Sakai, Tü..., 2006)⇒ Parahelice balssi K. Sakai, TÃ..., 2006
Ptychognathus barbatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Ptychognathus polleni De Man, 1895
Ptychognathus spinicarpus Ortmann, 1894
Sestrostoma balssi Shen, 1932
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab

Subnodes of Varunidae with occurrences in Madagascar
SubfamilyCyclograpsinae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
4
4
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