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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
166
656
1458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
166
656
1458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
94
431
1116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
93
430
1115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
86
404
1023
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
48
270
627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
45
261
614
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
12
58
167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
32
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
9
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Thailand
9 Genera with 16 Species
Acmaeopleura Stimpson, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Asthenognathus Stimpson, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Gopkittisak Naruse & Clark, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Helice De Haan, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Metaplax H. Milne Edw..., 19306SpeciesTaxom
Parahelice K. Sakai, Tü..., 18731SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18731SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohelice Sakai, Türka..., 18512SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 19862SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Thailand
16 Species
Acmaeopleura rotunda Rathbun, 1909
Asthenognathus hexagonum Rathbun, 1909
Gopkittisak gallardoi Serène & Soh, 1976
Helice leachi (Hess, 1865)⇒ Pseudohelice subquadrata Dana, 1851
Metaplax crenulata Gerstaecker, 1856
Metaplax distincta H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Metaplax elegans De Man, 1888
Metaplax gocongensis Davie & Nguyen, 2003
Metaplax longipes Stimpson, 1858
Metaplax sheni Gordon, 1930
Parahelice pilimana A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Pseudograpsus elongatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Pseudohelice quadrata Dana, 1851
Pseudohelice subquadrata Dana, 1851
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab
Varuna yui Hwang & Takeda, 1986Sundaic Paddler Crab

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

Taxom

SubfamilyCyclograpsinae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyVaruninae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
3
4
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