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Checklist for Family Varunidae H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
and region Tasmania (Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
263
840
1561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
261
836
1559
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
89
255
433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
87
251
425
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
80
235
402
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
38
107
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
32
91
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
8
22
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
4
14
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
7
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tasmania
7 Genera with 11 Species
Brachynotus De Haan, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Chasmagnathus De Haan, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18374SpeciesTaxom
Eriocheir De Haan, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Helograpsus Campbell & G..., 18991SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Paragrapsus H. Milne Edw..., 18373SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tasmania
11 Species
Brachynotus spinosus H. Milne Edw..., 1853Little Shore Crab
Cyclograpsus audouinii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Cyclograpsus granulatus Dana, 1851
Cyclograpsus granulosus H. Milne Edw..., 1853Purple mottled shore crab
Cyclograpsus punctatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Eriocheir sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1854Big sluice 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

Subnodes of Varunidae with occurrences in Tasmania
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