Checklist for Subfamily Varuninae H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
and region Melanesia (Oceania)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 336
1958
6058 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 334
1955
6050 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 158
1273
4744 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 157
1265
4714 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 147
1207
4462 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 82
706
1997 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 72
634
1845 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 15
119
358 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
| 5
53
167 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Varunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
| 15
31 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Varuninae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
| 9
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Melanesia
9 Genera with 20 Species
Species list for Melanesia
20 Species | Eriocheir sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1854 | Big sluice crab | | Hemigrapsus sexdentatus Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Common Rock Crab | | Orcovita mcneiceae Ng & Ng, 2002 | | | Parapyxidognathus deianira De Man, 1888 | | | Pseudogaetice americanus Rathbun, 1923 | | | Pseudograpsus albus Stimpson, 1858 | Little White Crab | | Pseudograpsus elongatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873 | | | Pseudograpsus setosus Fabricius, 1798 | | | Ptychognathus affinis De Man, 1895 | | | Ptychognathus altimanus Rathbun, 1914 | | | Ptychognathus barbatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873 | | | Ptychognathus guijulugani Rathbun, 1914 | | | Ptychognathus pusillus Heller, 1865 | | | Ptychognathus riedelii A. Milne-Edw..., 1868 | | | Ptychognathus spinicarpus Ortmann, 1894 | | | Utica barbimana A. Milne-Edw..., 1873 | | | Utica glabra A. Milne-Edw..., 1873 | | | Utica gracilipes White, 1847 | | | Utica nausithoe De Man, 1895 | | | Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798 | Peregrine Crab |
Links, sources and further information Varuninae at artfakta.se
Varuninae at biodiversity.org.au
Varuninae at marinespecies.org
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