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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
225
1036
2676
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
223
1033
2670
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
121
743
2261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
120
740
2252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
112
699
2115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
60
377
849
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
51
326
757
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
13
69
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
36
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
8
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Caledonia
8 Genera with 11 Species
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18581SpeciesTaxom
Orcovita Ng & Tomascik, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Parahelice K. Sakai, Tü..., 18731SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18732SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohelice Sakai, Türka..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Utica White, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Caledonia
11 Species
Cyclograpsus longipes Stimpson, 1858
Orcovita mcneiceae Ng & Ng, 2002
Parahelice pilimana A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Pseudograpsus albus Stimpson, 1858Little White Crab
Pseudograpsus elongatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Pseudohelice subquadrata Dana, 1851
Ptychognathus barbatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Ptychognathus guijulugani Rathbun, 1914
Utica barbimana A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Utica glabra A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab

Subnodes of Varunidae with occurrences in New Caledonia
SubfamilyCyclograpsinae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVaruninae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
5
8
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