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Checklist for Family Varunidae H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
and region Southeast Asia (Far East)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
333
2050
7551
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
332
2049
7550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
158
1290
5820
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
156
1282
5779
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
147
1225
5428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
85
758
2958
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
77
699
2828
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
16
136
762
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
64
416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
24
77
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southeast Asia
24 Genera with 77 Species
#ABCEGHMNOPSTUV
Acmaeopleura Stimpson, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Asthenognathus Stimpson, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Brachynotus De Haan, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18373SpeciesTaxom
Eriocheir De Haan, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Gaetice Gistel, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Gopkittisak Naruse & Clark, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Helice De Haan, 18354SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18373SpeciesTaxom
Metaplax H. Milne Edw..., 195010SpeciesTaxom
Neohelice Sakai, Türka..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Noarograpsus N. K. Ng, Ma..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Orcovita Ng & Tomascik, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Paragrapsus H. Milne Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Parahelice K. Sakai, Tü..., 20063SpeciesTaxom
Parapyxidognathus Ward, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 17987SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohelice Sakai, Türka..., 18514SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 189416SpeciesTaxom
Pyxidognathus A. Milne-Edw..., 19182SpeciesTaxom
Scutumara Ng & Nakasone, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Thalassograpsus Tweedie, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Utica White, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 19863SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southeast Asia
77 Species
Acmaeopleura rotunda Rathbun, 1909
Asthenognathus gallardoi (Serène & Soh, 1976)⇒ Gopkittisak gallardoi Serène & Soh, 1976
Asthenognathus hexagonum Rathbun, 1909
Brachynotus edwardsii (Hilgendorf, 1882)⇒ Hemigrapsus sexdentatus Milne-Edwards, 1837
Brachynotus harpax (Hilgendorf, 1892)⇒ Thalassograpsus harpax Hilgendorf, 1892
Cyclograpsus audouinii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837Globose shore crab
Cyclograpsus punctatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Eriocheir japonica De Haan, 1835Japanese mitten crab
Eriocheir sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1854Big sluice crab
Gaetice depressus De Haan, 1833
Gopkittisak angustum Komai, 2011
Gopkittisak gallardoi Serène & Soh, 1976
Helice latimera Parisi, 1918
Helice latreillei (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Helice tridens De Haan, 1835
Helice leachi (Hess, 1865)⇒ Pseudohelice subquadrata Dana, 1851
Helice tridens De Haan, 1835
Hemigrapsus lobulatus (Manuel, Gonz..., 1991)⇒ Noarograpsus lobulatus Manuel, Gonz..., 1991
Hemigrapsus sanguineus De Haan, 1835Asian shore crab
Hemigrapsus sexdentatus Milne-Edwards, 1837Common Rock Crab
Metaplax crassipes (De Man, 1892)⇒ Metaplax elegans De Man, 1888
Metaplax crenulata Gerstaecker, 1856
Metaplax crenulatus
Metaplax dentipes Heller, 1865
Metaplax distincta H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Metaplax elegans De Man, 1888
Metaplax gocongensis Davie & Nguyen, 2003
Metaplax longipes Stimpson, 1858
Metaplax sheni Gordon, 1930
Metaplax tredecim Tweedie, 1950
Neohelice granulata Dana, 1851Cangrejo Granuloso
Noarograpsus lobulatus Manuel, Gonz..., 1991
Orcovita fictilia Ng, Guinot &..., 1996
Orcovita saltatrix Ng & Tomascik, 1994
Paragrapsus gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Red-spotted Shore Crab
Parahelice daviei K. Sakai, Tü..., 2006
Parahelice pilimana A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Parahelice pilosa K. Sakai, Tü..., 2006
Parapyxidognathus deianira De Man, 1888
Pseudograpsus albus Stimpson, 1858Little White Crab
Pseudograpsus barbatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Pseudograpsus setosus Fabricius, 1798
Pseudograpsus crassus A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Pseudograpsus elongatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Pseudograpsus laniger (Tesch, 1918)⇒ Scutumara laniger Tesch, 1918
Pseudograpsus penicilliger Latreille, 1817
Pseudograpsus setosus Fabricius, 1798
Pseudohelice daviei (K. Sakai, Tü..., 2006)⇒ Parahelice daviei K. Sakai, Tü..., 2006
Pseudohelice pilosa (K. Sakai, Tü..., 2006)⇒ Parahelice pilosa K. Sakai, Tü..., 2006
Pseudohelice quadrata Dana, 1851
Pseudohelice subquadrata Dana, 1851
Ptychognathus affinis De Man, 1895
Ptychognathus altimanus Rathbun, 1914
Ptychognathus barbatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Ptychognathus capillidigitatus Takeda, 1984
Ptychognathus demani Roux, 1917
Ptychognathus dentatus De Man, 1892
Ptychognathus glaber Stimpson, 1858
Ptychognathus guijulugani Rathbun, 1914
Ptychognathus intermedius De Man, 1879
Ptychognathus ishii Sakai, 1939
Ptychognathus lipkei N. K. Ng, 2010
Ptychognathus onyx Alcock, 1900
Ptychognathus pilipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Ptychognathus pusillus Heller, 1865
Ptychognathus riedelii A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Ptychognathus spinicarpus Ortmann, 1894
Pyxidognathus granulosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1879
Pyxidognathus subglobosus Tesch, 1918
Scutumara laniger Tesch, 1918
Scutumara miyakei Nakamura & T..., 1972
Thalassograpsus harpax Hilgendorf, 1892
Utica borneensis De Man, 1895
Utica gracilipes White, 1847
Utica nausithoe De Man, 1895
Varuna altimanus (Rathbun, 1914)⇒ Ptychognathus altimanus Rathbun, 1914
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab
Varuna yui Hwang & Takeda, 1986Sundaic Paddler Crab

Subnodes of Varunidae with occurrences in Southeast Asia
SubfamilyAsthenognathinae
Stimpson, 1858
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyclograpsinae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
7
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGaeticinae
Davie & N. K. Ng, 2007
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyVaruninae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
13
45
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