Checklist for Subfamily Varuninae H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
and region Africa (Continents)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 450
2718
9963 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 447
2712
9948 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 183
1329
5432 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 180
1318
5366 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 168
1250
5038 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 90
748
2553 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 78
675
2377 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 16
126
425 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
| 6
57
217 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Varunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
| 16
39 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Varuninae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
| 8
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Africa
8 Genera with 20 Species
Species list for Africa
20 Species | Acmaeopleura balssi (Shen, 1932) | ⇒ Sestrostoma balssi Shen, 1932 | | Brachynotus atlanticus Forest, 1957 | | | Brachynotus foresti Zariquiey Al..., 1968 | | | Brachynotus gemmellari (Rizza, 1839) | ⇒ Brachynotus gemmellaroi Rizza, 1839 | | Brachynotus gemmellaroi Rizza, 1839 | | | Brachynotus harpax (Hilgendorf, 1892) | ⇒ Thalassograpsus harpax Hilgendorf, 1892 | | Brachynotus sexdentatus Risso, 1827 | Mediterranean crab | | Eriocheir sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1854 | Big sluice crab | | Hemigrapsus sanguineus De Haan, 1835 | Asian shore crab | | Pseudograpsus albus Stimpson, 1858 | Little White Crab | | Pseudograpsus elongatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873 | | | Ptychognathus barbatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873 | | | Ptychognathus hachijoensis Sakai, 1955 | | | Ptychognathus johannae Rathbun, 1914 | | | Ptychognathus onyx Alcock, 1900 | | | Ptychognathus polleni De Man, 1895 | | | Ptychognathus pusillus Heller, 1865 | | | Ptychognathus spinicarpus Ortmann, 1894 | | | Utica barbimana A. Milne-Edw..., 1873 | | | Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798 | Peregrine Crab |
Links, sources and further information Varuninae at artfakta.se
Varuninae at biodiversity.org.au
Varuninae at marinespecies.org
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