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Checklist for Family Varunidae H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
and region Mayotte (Comoro Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
123
382
760
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
123
382
760
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
93
334
709
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
93
334
709
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
86
319
687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
43
180
347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
37
165
330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
35
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
21
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
6
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mayotte
6 Genera with 8 Species
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18581SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohelice Sakai, Türka..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Thalassograpsus Tweedie, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mayotte
8 Species
Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837Globose shore crab
Pseudograpsus albus Stimpson, 1858Little White Crab
Pseudohelice subquadrata Dana, 1851
Ptychognathus barbatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Ptychognathus johannae Rathbun, 1914
Ptychognathus pusillus Heller, 1865
Thalassograpsus harpax Hilgendorf, 1892
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab

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

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyVaruninae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
3
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