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Checklist for Family Varunidae H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
and region Near East (West Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
263
1056
2811
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
262
1054
2803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
131
644
1765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
129
638
1741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
116
593
1609
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
61
339
827
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
54
312
782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
12
64
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
26
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
9
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Near East
9 Genera with 16 Species
Brachynotus De Haan, 18275SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Eriocheir De Haan, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Metaplax H. Milne Edw..., 19712SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18772SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohelice Sakai, Türka..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Thalassograpsus Tweedie, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Utica White, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Near East
16 Species
Brachynotus atlanticus Forest, 1957
Brachynotus foresti Zariquiey Al..., 1968
Brachynotus harpax (Hilgendorf, 1892)⇒ Thalassograpsus harpax Hilgendorf, 1892
Brachynotus lucasi (Pesta, 1918)⇒ Brachynotus sexdentatus Risso, 1827
Brachynotus sexdentatus Risso, 1827Mediterranean crab
Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837Globose shore crab
Eriocheir hepuensis Dai, 1991
Eriocheir sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1854Big sluice crab
Metaplax indica H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Metaplax occidentalis Pretzmann, 1971
Pseudograpsus elongatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Pseudograpsus erythraeus (Kossman, 1877)⇒ Pseudograpsus elongatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Pseudohelice subquadrata Dana, 1851
Thalassograpsus harpax Hilgendorf, 1892
Utica barbimana A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab

Subnodes of Varunidae with occurrences in Near East
SubfamilyCyclograpsinae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyVaruninae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
5
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