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Checklist for Subfamily Varuninae H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
and region Kagoshima Prefecture (Southern Kyushu, Japan)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
138
460
792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
137
459
791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
98
390
714
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
96
387
710
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
89
371
669
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
51
246
416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
43
226
394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
12
55
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
34
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
13
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyVaruninae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
8
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kagoshima Prefecture
8 Genera with 18 Species
Acmaeopleura Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Eriocheir De Haan, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 20055SpeciesTaxom
Parapyxidognathus Ward, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18731SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 19396SpeciesTaxom
Utica White, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kagoshima Prefecture
18 Species
Acmaeopleura parvula Stimpson, 1858
Eriocheir japonica De Haan, 1835Japanese mitten 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 elongatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Ptychognathus altimanus Rathbun, 1914
Ptychognathus barbatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Ptychognathus capillidigitatus Takeda, 1984
Ptychognathus glaber Stimpson, 1858
Ptychognathus hachijoensis Sakai, 1955
Ptychognathus ishii Sakai, 1939
Utica borneensis De Man, 1895
Utica gracilipes White, 1847
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab


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