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Checklist for Subfamily Varuninae H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
and region Osaka (Kinki, Japan)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
111
244
337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
110
243
335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
63
165
248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
63
165
248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
59
154
230
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
35
110
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
32
104
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
36
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
4
21
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
11
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyVaruninae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
5
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Osaka
5 Genera with 11 Species
Acmaeopleura Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Eriocheir De Haan, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 20055SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Osaka
11 Species
Acmaeopleura parvula Stimpson, 1858
Eriocheir japonica De Haan, 1835Japanese mitten crab
Eriocheir sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1854Big sluice 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
Ptychognathus capillidigitatus Takeda, 1984
Ptychognathus ishii Sakai, 1939
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab


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