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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
471
2820
10434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
459
2798
10382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
186
1289
5282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
183
1277
5217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
169
1210
4981
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
96
729
2149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
80
632
1940
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
18
112
398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
8
54
156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
17
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyVaruninae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
8
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for USA
8 Genera with 22 Species
Eriocheir De Haan, 18543SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 20058SpeciesTaxom
Orcovita Ng & Tomascik, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Pseudogaetice Davie & N. K..., 19231SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18513SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 19004SpeciesTaxom
Tetragrapsus Rathbun, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for USA
22 Species
Eriocheir japonica De Haan, 1835Japanese mitten crab
Eriocheir japonicus (De Haan, 1885)⇒ Eriocheir japonica De Haan, 1835
Eriocheir sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1854Big sluice crab
Hemigrapsus crassimanus Dana, 1851
Hemigrapsus estellinensis Creel, 1964
Hemigrapsus nudus Dana, 1851Naked Shore Crab
Hemigrapsus octodentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Hemigrapsus oregonensis Dana, 1851Green 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 mollitia Ng, Guinot &..., 1996
Pseudogaetice americanus Rathbun, 1923
Pseudograpsus albus Stimpson, 1858Little White Crab
Pseudograpsus nudus (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Hemigrapsus nudus Dana, 1851
Pseudograpsus oregonensis (Dana, 1851)⇒ Hemigrapsus oregonensis Dana, 1851
Ptychognathus altimanus Rathbun, 1914
Ptychognathus barbatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Ptychognathus dentatus De Man, 1892
Ptychognathus onyx Alcock, 1900
Tetragrapsus jouyi Rathbun, 1894
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab


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