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Checklist for Family Varunidae H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
and region Port Phillip Bay (Victoria, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
127
297
422
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
125
294
419
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
50
116
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
49
115
170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
47
113
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
23
69
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
21
61
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
8
19
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
14
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
7
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Port Phillip Bay
7 Genera with 11 Species
Brachynotus De Haan, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Chasmagnathus De Haan, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18532SpeciesTaxom
Helograpsus Campbell & G..., 18991SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Paragrapsus H. Milne Edw..., 18373SpeciesTaxom
Utica White, 18821SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Port Phillip Bay
11 Species
Brachynotus spinosus H. Milne Edw..., 1853Little Shore Crab
Chasmagnathus convexus (De Haan, 1835)⇒ Helograpsus haswellianus Whitelegge, 1899
Chasmagnathus haswellianus (Whitelegge, 1899)⇒ Helograpsus haswellianus Whitelegge, 1899
Cyclograpsus audouinii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Cyclograpsus granulosus H. Milne Edw..., 1853Purple mottled shore crab
Helograpsus haswellianus Whitelegge, 1899Haswell's Shore Crab
Hemigrapsus octodentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Paragrapsus gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Red-spotted Shore Crab
Paragrapsus laevis Dana, 1851Smooth shore crab
Paragrapsus quadridentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Four-toothed Shore Crab
Utica crassimana Haswell, 1882

Subnodes of Varunidae with occurrences in Port Phillip Bay
SubfamilyCyclograpsinae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVaruninae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
3
3
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