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Checklist for Subfamily Varuninae H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
and region Australia (Australasia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
448
2925
10558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
445
2918
10546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
166
1267
5249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
163
1257
5186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
153
1195
4883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
81
667
2313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
70
601
2161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
17
119
428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
6
56
197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
17
45
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyVaruninae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
8
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Australia
8 Genera with 18 Species
Brachynotus De Haan, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Eriocheir De Haan, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18355SpeciesTaxom
Orcovita Ng & Tomascik, 20122SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18583SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Utica White, 18813SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australia
18 Species
Brachynotus octodentatus
Brachynotus spinosus H. Milne Edw..., 1853Little Shore Crab
Eriocheir sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1854Big sluice crab
Hemigrapsus crenulatus Milne Edwards, 1837Hairy-handed crab
Hemigrapsus nudus Dana, 1851Naked Shore Crab
Hemigrapsus octodentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Hemigrapsus oregonensis Dana, 1851Green shore crab
Hemigrapsus sanguineus De Haan, 1835Asian shore crab
Orcovita hicksi Davie & Ng., 2012
Orcovita orchardorum Davie & Ng., 2012
Pseudograpsus albus Stimpson, 1858Little White Crab
Pseudograpsus elongatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Pseudograpsus nudus (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Hemigrapsus nudus Dana, 1851
Ptychognathus pusillus Heller, 1865
Utica borneensis De Man, 1895
Utica crassimana Haswell, 1882
Utica setosipes Haswell, 1881
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab


Links, sources and further information
Varuninae at artfakta.se
Varuninae at biodiversity.org.au
Varuninae at marinespecies.org