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Checklist for Family Varunidae H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
and region North America (America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
496
3152
12962
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
484
3129
12893
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
196
1437
6560
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
193
1424
6480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
179
1355
6188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
101
819
2705
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
84
719
2462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
19
125
502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
8
58
188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
19
40
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North America
19 Genera with 40 Species
Asthenognathus Stimpson, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Brachynotus De Haan, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18376SpeciesTaxom
Eriocheir De Haan, 18543SpeciesTaxom
Gaetice Gistel, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Globihexapus Schweitzer &..., 20011SpeciesTaxom
Helice De Haan, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Helograpsus Campbell & G..., 18991SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 20058SpeciesTaxom
Neohelice Sakai, Türka..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Orcovita Ng & Tomascik, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Paragrapsus H. Milne Edw..., 18373SpeciesTaxom
Parahelice K. Sakai, Tü..., 18731SpeciesTaxom
Pseudogaetice Davie & N. K..., 19231SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18513SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohelice Sakai, Türka..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 19004SpeciesTaxom
Tetragrapsus Rathbun, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North America
40 Species
Asthenognathus cornishorum C. Schweitze..., 1999
Brachynotus jouyi (Rathbun, 1894)⇒ Tetragrapsus jouyi Rathbun, 1894
Cyclograpsus audouinii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Cyclograpsus escondidensis Rathbun, 1933
Cyclograpsus granulatus Dana, 1851
Cyclograpsus granulosus H. Milne Edw..., 1853Purple mottled shore crab
Cyclograpsus henshawi Rathbun, 1902Aupaka
Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837Globose shore crab
Eriocheir japonica De Haan, 1835Japanese mitten crab
Eriocheir japonicus (De Haan, 1885)⇒ Eriocheir japonica De Haan, 1835
Eriocheir sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1854Big sluice crab
Gaetice americanus (Rathbun, 1923)⇒ Pseudogaetice americanus Rathbun, 1923
Globihexapus paxillus C. Schweitze..., 2001
Helice tridens De Haan, 1835
Helograpsus haswellianus Whitelegge, 1899Haswell's Shore Crab
Hemigrapsus crassimanus Dana, 1851
Hemigrapsus estellinensis Creel, 1964
Hemigrapsus nudus Dana, 1851Naked Shore Crab
Hemigrapsus octodentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Hemigrapsus oregonensis Dana, 1851Green shore crab
Hemigrapsus penicillatus De Haan, 1835Common Japanese intertidal crab
Hemigrapsus sanguineus De Haan, 1835Asian shore crab
Hemigrapsus takanoi Asakura & Wa..., 2005Asian Brush Crab
Neohelice granulata Dana, 1851Cangrejo Granuloso
Orcovita mollitia Ng, Guinot &..., 1996
Paragrapsus gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Red-spotted Shore Crab
Paragrapsus laevis Dana, 1851Smooth shore crab
Paragrapsus quadridentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Four-toothed Shore Crab
Parahelice pilimana A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Pseudogaetice americanus Rathbun, 1923
Pseudograpsus albus Stimpson, 1858Little White Crab
Pseudograpsus nudus (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Hemigrapsus nudus Dana, 1851
Pseudograpsus oregonensis (Dana, 1851)⇒ Hemigrapsus oregonensis Dana, 1851
Pseudohelice subquadrata Dana, 1851
Ptychognathus altimanus Rathbun, 1914
Ptychognathus barbatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Ptychognathus dentatus De Man, 1892
Ptychognathus onyx Alcock, 1900
Tetragrapsus jouyi Rathbun, 1894
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab

Subnodes of Varunidae with occurrences in North America
SubfamilyAsthenognathinae
Stimpson, 1858
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyclograpsinae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
7
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyVaruninae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
9
23
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