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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
375
1949
5357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
372
1943
5351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
149
943
3174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
146
934
3122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
137
888
2974
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
73
483
1332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
61
437
1247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
14
90
244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
7
50
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
16
44
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Polynesia
16 Genera with 44 Species
Austrohelice Sakai, Türka..., 20082SpeciesTaxom
Brachynotus De Haan, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 183713SpeciesTaxom
Gopkittisak Naruse & Clark, 2009
0SpeciesTaxom
Helice De Haan, 02SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 20057SpeciesTaxom
Metaplax H. Milne Edw..., 18651SpeciesTaxom
Orcovita Ng & Tomascik, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Paragrapsus H. Milne Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Parahelice K. Sakai, Tü..., 18731SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18732SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohelice Sakai, Türka..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 18957SpeciesTaxom
Thalassograpsus Tweedie, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Utica White, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Polynesia
44 Species
Austrohelice crassa Dana, 1851Tunneling Mud Crab. Burrowing Mud Crab
Austrohelice manneringi R. M. Feldmann, 2008
Brachynotus edwardsii (Hilgendorf, 1882)⇒ Hemigrapsus sexdentatus Milne-Edwards, 1837
Brachynotus sexdentatus Risso, 1827Mediterranean crab
Brachynotus spinosus H. Milne Edw..., 1853Little Shore Crab
Cyclograpsus audouinii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Cyclograpsus crenulatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Hemigrapsus crenulatus Milne Edwards, 1837
Cyclograpsus gaimardii (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Paragrapsus gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Cyclograpsus granulatus Dana, 1851
Cyclograpsus granulosus H. Milne Edw..., 1853Purple mottled shore crab
Cyclograpsus henshawi Rathbun, 1902Aupaka
Cyclograpsus insularum Campbell & G..., 1966Northern smooth shore crab
Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837Globose shore crab
Cyclograpsus lavauseii
Cyclograpsus lavauxi H. Milne Edw..., 1853Smooth shore crab
Cyclograpsus longipes Stimpson, 1858
Cyclograpsus punctatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Cyclograpsus sexdentatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Hemigrapsus sexdentatus Milne-Edwards, 1837
Helice crassa (Dana, 1851)⇒ Austrohelice crassa Dana, 1851
Helice evassa
Hemigrapsus crassimanus Dana, 1851
Hemigrapsus crenulatus Milne Edwards, 1837Hairy-handed crab
Hemigrapsus edwardsi (Hilgendorf, 1882)⇒ Hemigrapsus takanoi Asakura & Wa..., 2005
Hemigrapsus estellinensis Creel, 1964
Hemigrapsus nudus Dana, 1851Naked Shore Crab
Hemigrapsus sexdentatus Milne-Edwards, 1837Common Rock Crab
Hemigrapsus takanoi Asakura & Wa..., 2005Asian Brush Crab
Metaplax hirtipes (Heller, 1865)⇒ Hemiplax hirtipes Heller, 1865
Orcovita gracilipes Ng, Guinot &..., 1996
Paragrapsus gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Red-spotted Shore Crab
Parahelice pilimana A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Pseudograpsus albus Stimpson, 1858Little White Crab
Pseudograpsus elongatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Pseudohelice subquadrata Dana, 1851
Ptychognathus altimanus Rathbun, 1914
Ptychognathus barbatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Ptychognathus crassimanus Finnegan, 1931
Ptychognathus easteranus Rathbun, 1907
Ptychognathus hachijoensis Sakai, 1955
Ptychognathus intermedius De Man, 1879
Ptychognathus polleni De Man, 1895
Thalassograpsus harpax Hilgendorf, 1892
Utica crassimana Haswell, 1882
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab

Subnodes of Varunidae with occurrences in Polynesia
SubfamilyCyclograpsinae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
7
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGaeticinae
Davie & N. K. Ng, 2007
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyVaruninae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
7
22
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