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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
147
474
826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
147
474
826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
82
342
679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
82
342
679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
77
330
675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
37
171
303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
32
165
297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
35
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
19
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
5
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Society Islands
5 Genera with 4 Species
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18581SpeciesTaxom
Gopkittisak Naruse & Clark, 2009
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18581SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Society Islands
4 Species
Cyclograpsus longipes Stimpson, 1858
Pseudograpsus albus Stimpson, 1858Little White Crab
Ptychognathus easteranus Rathbun, 1907
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab

Subnodes of Varunidae with occurrences in Society Islands
SubfamilyCyclograpsinae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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