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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
507
3836
16565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
502
3827
16544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
192
1775
9092
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
189
1764
9021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
179
1695
8603
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
101
987
3966
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
88
894
3684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
18
163
736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
7
73
355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
23
93
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyVaruninae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
11
51
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Oceania
11 Genera with 51 Species
Brachynotus De Haan, 18534SpeciesTaxom
Eriocheir De Haan, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 200510SpeciesTaxom
Orcovita Ng & Tomascik, 20125SpeciesTaxom
Parapyxidognathus Ward, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Pseudogaetice Davie & N. K..., 19231SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 17985SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 189415SpeciesTaxom
Scutumara Ng & Nakasone, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Utica White, 18817SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Oceania
51 Species
Brachynotus edwardsii (Hilgendorf, 1882)⇒ Hemigrapsus sexdentatus Milne-Edwards, 1837
Brachynotus octodentatus
Brachynotus sexdentatus Risso, 1827Mediterranean crab
Brachynotus spinosus H. Milne Edw..., 1853Little Shore Crab
Eriocheir sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1854Big sluice crab
Hemigrapsus crassimanus Dana, 1851
Hemigrapsus crenulatus Milne Edwards, 1837Hairy-handed crab
Hemigrapsus edwardsi (Hilgendorf, 1882)⇒ Hemigrapsus takanoi Asakura & Wa..., 2005
Hemigrapsus estellinensis Creel, 1964
Hemigrapsus nudus Dana, 1851Naked Shore Crab
Hemigrapsus octodentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Hemigrapsus oregonensis Dana, 1851Green shore crab
Hemigrapsus sanguineus De Haan, 1835Asian shore crab
Hemigrapsus sexdentatus Milne-Edwards, 1837Common Rock Crab
Hemigrapsus takanoi Asakura & Wa..., 2005Asian Brush Crab
Orcovita gracilipes Ng, Guinot &..., 1996
Orcovita hicksi Davie & Ng., 2012
Orcovita mcneiceae Ng & Ng, 2002
Orcovita mollitia Ng, Guinot &..., 1996
Orcovita orchardorum Davie & Ng., 2012
Parapyxidognathus deianira De Man, 1888
Pseudogaetice americanus Rathbun, 1923
Pseudograpsus albus Stimpson, 1858Little White Crab
Pseudograpsus elongatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Pseudograpsus laniger (Tesch, 1918)⇒ Scutumara laniger Tesch, 1918
Pseudograpsus nudus (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Hemigrapsus nudus Dana, 1851
Pseudograpsus setosus Fabricius, 1798
Ptychognathus affinis De Man, 1895
Ptychognathus altimanus Rathbun, 1914
Ptychognathus barbatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Ptychognathus crassimanus Finnegan, 1931
Ptychognathus demani Roux, 1917
Ptychognathus dentatus De Man, 1892
Ptychognathus easteranus Rathbun, 1907
Ptychognathus guijulugani Rathbun, 1914
Ptychognathus hachijoensis Sakai, 1955
Ptychognathus intermedius De Man, 1879
Ptychognathus ishii Sakai, 1939
Ptychognathus polleni De Man, 1895
Ptychognathus pusillus Heller, 1865
Ptychognathus riedelii A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Ptychognathus spinicarpus Ortmann, 1894
Scutumara laniger Tesch, 1918
Utica barbimana A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Utica borneensis De Man, 1895
Utica crassimana Haswell, 1882
Utica glabra A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Utica gracilipes White, 1847
Utica nausithoe De Man, 1895
Utica setosipes Haswell, 1881
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab


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