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Checklist for Family Varunidae H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
336
1958
6058
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
334
1955
6050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
158
1273
4744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
157
1265
4714
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
147
1207
4462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
82
706
1997
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
72
634
1845
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
15
119
358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
53
167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
15
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melanesia
15 Genera with 31 Species
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18585SpeciesTaxom
Eriocheir De Haan, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Helice De Haan, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Helograpsus Campbell & G..., 18991SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Orcovita Ng & Tomascik, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Parahelice K. Sakai, Tü..., 18731SpeciesTaxom
Parapyxidognathus Ward, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Pseudogaetice Davie & N. K..., 19231SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 17983SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohelice Sakai, Türka..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 18947SpeciesTaxom
Utica White, 18954SpeciesTaxom
Vanua Rathbun, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
31 Species
Cyclograpsus audouinii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Cyclograpsus henshawi Rathbun, 1902Aupaka
Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837Globose shore crab
Cyclograpsus lavauxi H. Milne Edw..., 1853Smooth shore crab
Cyclograpsus longipes Stimpson, 1858
Eriocheir sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1854Big sluice crab
Helice latreillei (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Helice tridens De Haan, 1835
Helice tridens De Haan, 1835
Helograpsus haswellianus Whitelegge, 1899Haswell's Shore Crab
Hemigrapsus sexdentatus Milne-Edwards, 1837Common Rock Crab
Orcovita mcneiceae Ng & Ng, 2002
Parahelice pilimana A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Parapyxidognathus deianira De Man, 1888
Pseudogaetice americanus Rathbun, 1923
Pseudograpsus albus Stimpson, 1858Little White Crab
Pseudograpsus elongatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Pseudograpsus setosus Fabricius, 1798
Pseudohelice subquadrata Dana, 1851
Ptychognathus affinis De Man, 1895
Ptychognathus altimanus Rathbun, 1914
Ptychognathus barbatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Ptychognathus guijulugani Rathbun, 1914
Ptychognathus pusillus Heller, 1865
Ptychognathus riedelii A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Ptychognathus spinicarpus Ortmann, 1894
Utica barbimana A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Utica glabra A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Utica gracilipes White, 1847
Utica nausithoe De Man, 1895
Vanua linearius M. J. Rathbun, 1945
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab

Subnodes of Varunidae with occurrences in Melanesia
SubfamilyCyclograpsinae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
5
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVaruninae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
9
20
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