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Checklist for Subfamily Varuninae H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
and region Bass Strait (Tasman Sea)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
194
563
919
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
192
560
918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
64
140
180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
63
139
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
58
133
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
28
66
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
23
56
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
8
14
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
4
8
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
4
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyVaruninae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Bass Strait
2 Genera with 2 Species
Brachynotus De Haan, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18371SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bass Strait
2 Species
Brachynotus spinosus H. Milne Edw..., 1853Little Shore Crab
Hemigrapsus octodentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837


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