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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
184
760
1738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
184
760
1738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
115
600
1489
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
114
594
1465
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
106
577
1437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
56
361
820
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
48
340
793
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
15
98
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
6
50
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
20
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyVaruninae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
10
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Okinawa Prefecture
10 Genera with 23 Species
Eriocheir De Haan, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 20054SpeciesTaxom
Orcovita Ng & Tomascik, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Otognathon Ng & Stevcic, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Parapyxidognathus Ward, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18732SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 19399SpeciesTaxom
Scutumara Ng & Nakasone, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Utica White, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Okinawa Prefecture
23 Species
Eriocheir japonica De Haan, 1835Japanese mitten crab
Hemigrapsus nudus Dana, 1851Naked Shore Crab
Hemigrapsus penicillatus De Haan, 1835Common Japanese intertidal crab
Hemigrapsus sanguineus De Haan, 1835Asian shore crab
Hemigrapsus takanoi Asakura & Wa..., 2005Asian Brush Crab
Orcovita miruku Naruse & Tamura, 2006
Otognathon uru N. K. Ng, Ko..., 2009
Parapyxidognathus deianira De Man, 1888
Pseudograpsus albus Stimpson, 1858Little White Crab
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 guijulugani Rathbun, 1914
Ptychognathus hachijoensis Sakai, 1955
Ptychognathus insolitus Osawa & N. K..., 2006
Ptychognathus ishii Sakai, 1939
Ptychognathus takahashii Sakai, 1939
Scutumara enodis Ng & Nakasone, 1993
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