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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
378
2331
9081
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
373
2325
9073
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
174
1445
6501
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
172
1435
6445
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
158
1364
6043
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
90
824
3260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
79
751
3062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
18
168
667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
6
86
371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
29
100
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyVaruninae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
15
62
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Asia
15 Genera with 62 Species
Acmaeopleura Stimpson, 19743SpeciesTaxom
Brachynotus De Haan, 18275SpeciesTaxom
Eriocheir De Haan, 185410SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 20059SpeciesTaxom
Neoeriocheir T. Sakai, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Orcovita Ng & Tomascik, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Otognathon Ng & Stevcic, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Parapyxidognathus Ward, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Platyeriocheir N. K. Ng, Gu..., 19951SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 17984SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 193916SpeciesTaxom
Pyxidognathus A. Milne-Edw..., 18881SpeciesTaxom
Scutumara Ng & Nakasone, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Utica White, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 19865SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Asia
62 Species
Acmaeopleura depressum (Sakai, 1965)⇒ Sestrostoma depressum Sakai, 1965
Acmaeopleura parvula Stimpson, 1858
Acmaeopleura toriumii (Takeda, 1974)⇒ Sestrostoma toriumii Takeda, 1974
Brachynotus brevidigitatus (Yokoya, 1928)⇒ Hemigrapsus penicillatus De Haan, 1835
Brachynotus harpax (Hilgendorf, 1892)⇒ Thalassograpsus harpax Hilgendorf, 1892
Brachynotus penicillatus De Haan, 1835
Brachynotus sanguineus
Brachynotus sexdentatus Risso, 1827Mediterranean crab
Eriocheir formosa (T.Y. Chan , ..., 1995)⇒ Eriocheir japonica De Haan, 1835
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 ogasawaraensis T. Komai , Y..., 2006
Eriocheir opilio
Eriocheir rectus (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Eriocheir japonica De Haan, 1835
Eriocheir sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1854Big sluice crab
Hemigrapsus crenulatus Milne Edwards, 1837Hairy-handed crab
Hemigrapsus estellinensis Creel, 1964
Hemigrapsus longitarsis Miers, 1879
Hemigrapsus nudus Dana, 1851Naked Shore 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
Orcovita miruku Naruse & Tamura, 2006
Otognathon uru N. K. Ng, Ko..., 2009
Parapyxidognathus deianira De Man, 1888
Platyeriocheir formosa Chan, Hung & Yu, 1995
Pseudograpsus albus Stimpson, 1858Little White Crab
Pseudograpsus barbatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Pseudograpsus setosus Fabricius, 1798
Pseudograpsus elongatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Pseudograpsus setosus Fabricius, 1798
Ptychognathus altimanus Rathbun, 1914
Ptychognathus barbatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Ptychognathus capillidigitatus Takeda, 1984
Ptychognathus glaber Stimpson, 1858
Ptychognathus guijulugani Rathbun, 1914
Ptychognathus hachijoensis Sakai, 1955
Ptychognathus hachijyoensis (Sakai, 1955)⇒ 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 spinicarpus Ortmann, 1894
Ptychognathus stimpsoni Hsu & Shih, 2020
Ptychognathus takahashii Sakai, 1939
Ptychognathus takahasii Sakai, 1939
Pyxidognathus deianira (Man, 1888)⇒ Parapyxidognathus deianira De Man, 1888
Scutumara enodis Ng & Nakasone, 1993
Utica barbimana A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Utica borneensis De Man, 1895
Utica gracilipes White, 1847
Varuna altimanus (Rathbun, 1914)⇒ Ptychognathus altimanus Rathbun, 1914
Varuna angustifrons Karasawa, 1993
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab
Varuna tomentosa (Pfeffer, 1889)⇒ Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798
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