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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
373
1690
4617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
368
1675
4598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
144
629
1568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
141
615
1503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
134
586
1438
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
79
353
598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
70
322
555
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
11
57
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
41
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
9
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Scandinavia
9 Genera with 15 Species
Asthenognathus Stimpson, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Brachynotus De Haan, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Chasmagnathus De Haan, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18943SpeciesTaxom
Eriocheir De Haan, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 20056SpeciesTaxom
Orcovita Ng & Tomascik, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Scandinavia
15 Species
Asthenognathus atlanticus Monod, 1933
Brachynotus sexdentatus Risso, 1827Mediterranean crab
Cyclograpsus barbatus MacLeay, 1838
Cyclograpsus cinereus Dana, 1851
Cyclograpsus intermedius Ortmann, 1894
Eriocheir japonica De Haan, 1835Japanese mitten crab
Eriocheir sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1854Big sluice crab
Hemigrapsus crenulatus Milne Edwards, 1837Hairy-handed crab
Hemigrapsus oregonensis Dana, 1851Green shore crab
Hemigrapsus penicillatus De Haan, 1835Common Japanese intertidal crab
Hemigrapsus sanguineus De Haan, 1835Asian shore crab
Hemigrapsus sexdentatus Milne-Edwards, 1837Common Rock Crab
Hemigrapsus takanoi Asakura & Wa..., 2005Asian Brush Crab
Orcovita hicksi Davie & Ng., 2012
Ptychognathus ishii Sakai, 1939

Subnodes of Varunidae with occurrences in Scandinavia
SubfamilyAsthenognathinae
Stimpson, 1858
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyclograpsinae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVaruninae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
6
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