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Checklist for Subfamily Varuninae H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
and region South America (America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
422
2215
7147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
418
2208
7139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
160
944
3732
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
157
934
3671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
147
874
3445
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
79
509
1693
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
71
478
1620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
14
91
337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
6
44
135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
19
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyVaruninae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
9
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South America
9 Genera with 19 Species
Cyrtograpsus Dana, 18004SpeciesTaxom
Eriocheir De Haan, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18376SpeciesTaxom
Pseudogaetice Davie & N. K..., 19231SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Tetragrapsus Rathbun, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Utica White, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 19862SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South America
19 Species
Cyrtograpsus affinis Dana, 1851
Cyrtograpsus altimanus Rathbun, 1914
Cyrtograpsus angulatus Dana, 1851
Cyrtograpsus cirripes Smith, 1800
Eriocheir japonica De Haan, 1835Japanese mitten crab
Eriocheir sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1854Big sluice crab
Hemigrapsus affinis Dana, 1851
Hemigrapsus crenulatus Milne Edwards, 1837Hairy-handed crab
Hemigrapsus estellinensis Creel, 1964
Hemigrapsus nudus Dana, 1851Naked Shore Crab
Hemigrapsus oregonensis Dana, 1851Green shore crab
Hemigrapsus sexdentatus Milne-Edwards, 1837Common Rock Crab
Pseudogaetice americanus Rathbun, 1923
Pseudograpsus setosus Fabricius, 1798
Ptychognathus easteranus Rathbun, 1907
Tetragrapsus jouyi Rathbun, 1894
Utica borneensis De Man, 1895
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab
Varuna yui Hwang & Takeda, 1986Sundaic Paddler Crab


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