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Checklist for Family Varunidae H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
and region South India (India)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
160
484
854
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
160
484
854
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
86
312
605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
86
312
605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
81
297
561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
42
186
334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
37
170
314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
14
43
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
24
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
3
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South India
3 Genera with 6 Species
Metaplax H. Milne Edw..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 19552SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 18683SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South India
6 Species
Metaplax distincta H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Pseudograpsus elongatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Pseudograpsus intermedius Chhapgar, 1955
Ptychognathus altimanus Rathbun, 1914
Ptychognathus dentatus De Man, 1892
Ptychognathus riedelii A. Milne-Edw..., 1868

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

Taxom

SubfamilyVaruninae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
2
5
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