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Checklist for Subfamily Varuninae H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
and region Micronesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
198
800
2008
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
196
798
2006
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
110
585
1672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
108
579
1658
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
100
560
1612
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
54
329
888
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
47
306
845
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
11
72
203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
6
38
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
10
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyVaruninae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
6
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Micronesia
6 Genera with 11 Species
Orcovita Ng & Tomascik, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 19182SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 18655SpeciesTaxom
Scutumara Ng & Nakasone, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Utica White, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Micronesia
11 Species
Orcovita mollitia Ng, Guinot &..., 1996
Pseudograpsus albus Stimpson, 1858Little White Crab
Pseudograpsus laniger (Tesch, 1918)⇒ Scutumara laniger Tesch, 1918
Ptychognathus altimanus Rathbun, 1914
Ptychognathus barbatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Ptychognathus guijulugani Rathbun, 1914
Ptychognathus ishii Sakai, 1939
Ptychognathus pusillus Heller, 1865
Scutumara laniger Tesch, 1918
Utica borneensis De Man, 1895
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab


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