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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
198
800
2008
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
196
798
2006
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
110
585
1672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
108
579
1658
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
100
560
1612
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
54
329
888
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
47
306
845
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
11
72
203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
6
38
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
10
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Micronesia
10 Genera with 20 Species
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18966SpeciesTaxom
Helice De Haan, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Orcovita Ng & Tomascik, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Parahelice K. Sakai, Tü..., 18731SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 19182SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohelice Sakai, Türka..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 18655SpeciesTaxom
Scutumara Ng & Nakasone, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Utica White, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Micronesia
20 Species
Cyclograpsus audouinii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Cyclograpsus granulatus Dana, 1851
Cyclograpsus henshawi Rathbun, 1902Aupaka
Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837Globose shore crab
Cyclograpsus longipes Stimpson, 1858
Cyclograpsus parvulus (De Man, 1896)⇒ Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Helice leachi (Hess, 1865)⇒ Pseudohelice subquadrata Dana, 1851
Orcovita mollitia Ng, Guinot &..., 1996
Parahelice pilimana A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Pseudograpsus albus Stimpson, 1858Little White Crab
Pseudograpsus laniger (Tesch, 1918)⇒ Scutumara laniger Tesch, 1918
Pseudohelice subquadrata Dana, 1851
Ptychognathus altimanus Rathbun, 1914
Ptychognathus barbatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Ptychognathus guijulugani Rathbun, 1914
Ptychognathus ishii Sakai, 1939
Ptychognathus pusillus Heller, 1865
Scutumara laniger Tesch, 1918
Utica borneensis De Man, 1895
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab

Subnodes of Varunidae with occurrences in Micronesia
SubfamilyCyclograpsinae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVaruninae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
6
11
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