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Checklist for Subfamily Varuninae H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
and region Honshu (Japan)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
239
1027
2237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
238
1026
2234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
129
714
1681
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
128
711
1678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
120
679
1593
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
67
433
916
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
59
388
840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
15
71
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
32
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
15
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyVaruninae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
7
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Honshu
7 Genera with 17 Species
Acmaeopleura Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Eriocheir De Haan, 18543SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 20055SpeciesTaxom
Parapyxidognathus Ward, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18581SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 19395SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Honshu
17 Species
Acmaeopleura parvula Stimpson, 1858
Eriocheir japonica De Haan, 1835Japanese mitten crab
Eriocheir ogasawaraensis T. Komai , Y..., 2006
Eriocheir sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1854Big sluice crab
Hemigrapsus longitarsis Miers, 1879
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
Parapyxidognathus deianira De Man, 1888
Pseudograpsus albus Stimpson, 1858Little White Crab
Ptychognathus altimanus Rathbun, 1914
Ptychognathus barbatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Ptychognathus capillidigitatus Takeda, 1984
Ptychognathus glaber Stimpson, 1858
Ptychognathus ishii Sakai, 1939
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab


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