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Checklist for Subfamily Varuninae H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
and region China (East Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
267
1281
3571
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
263
1276
3567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
145
897
2806
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
144
891
2774
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
133
844
2583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
74
522
1383
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
65
475
1303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
15
110
312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
6
61
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
22
62
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyVaruninae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
11
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for China
11 Genera with 39 Species
Acmaeopleura Stimpson, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Brachynotus De Haan, 18273SpeciesTaxom
Eriocheir De Haan, 18547SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 20056SpeciesTaxom
Neoeriocheir T. Sakai, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Parapyxidognathus Ward, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Platyeriocheir N. K. Ng, Gu..., 19951SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 17982SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 193910SpeciesTaxom
Utica White, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 19863SpeciesTaxom


Species list for China
39 Species
Acmaeopleura parvula Stimpson, 1858
Acmaeopleura toriumii (Takeda, 1974)⇒ Sestrostoma toriumii Takeda, 1974
Brachynotus penicillatus De Haan, 1835
Brachynotus sanguineus
Brachynotus sexdentatus Risso, 1827Mediterranean crab
Eriocheir hepuensis Dai, 1991
Eriocheir japonica De Haan, 1835Japanese mitten crab
Eriocheir japonicus (De Haan, 1885)⇒ Eriocheir japonica De Haan, 1835
Eriocheir japoniscus
Eriocheir leptognathus (Rathbun, 1913)⇒ Neoeriocheir leptognathus Rathbun, 1913
Eriocheir rectus (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Eriocheir japonica De Haan, 1835
Eriocheir sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1854Big sluice crab
Hemigrapsus crenulatus Milne Edwards, 1837Hairy-handed crab
Hemigrapsus oregonensis Dana, 1851Green shore crab
Hemigrapsus penicillatus De Haan, 1835Common Japanese intertidal crab
Hemigrapsus sanguineus De Haan, 1835Asian shore crab
Hemigrapsus sinensis Rathbun, 1931
Hemigrapsus takanoi Asakura & Wa..., 2005Asian Brush Crab
Neoeriocheir leptognathus Rathbun, 1913
Parapyxidognathus deianira De Man, 1888
Platyeriocheir formosa Chan, Hung & Yu, 1995
Pseudograpsus albus Stimpson, 1858Little White Crab
Pseudograpsus setosus Fabricius, 1798
Ptychognathus altimanus Rathbun, 1914
Ptychognathus barbatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Ptychognathus hachijoensis Sakai, 1955
Ptychognathus insolitus Osawa & N. K..., 2006
Ptychognathus ishii Sakai, 1939
Ptychognathus makii Hsu & Shih, 2020
Ptychognathus pilosus De Man, 1892
Ptychognathus sakaii Hsu, Shih & Li, 2022
Ptychognathus stimpsoni Hsu & Shih, 2020
Ptychognathus takahasii Sakai, 1939
Utica barbimana A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Utica borneensis De Man, 1895
Utica gracilipes White, 1847
Varuna altimanus (Rathbun, 1914)⇒ Ptychognathus altimanus Rathbun, 1914
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab
Varuna yui Hwang & Takeda, 1986Sundaic Paddler Crab


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