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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
161
625
1166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
160
624
1165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
108
529
1047
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
108
529
1047
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
103
514
1016
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
59
375
707
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
51
335
650
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
13
55
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
4
27
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
14
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyVaruninae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
7
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Wakayama
7 Genera with 12 Species
Acmaeopleura Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Eriocheir De Haan, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 20055SpeciesTaxom
Parapyxidognathus Ward, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 19393SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wakayama
12 Species
Acmaeopleura parvula Stimpson, 1858
Eriocheir japonica De Haan, 1835Japanese mitten 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
Parapyxidognathus deianira De Man, 1888
Ptychognathus altimanus Rathbun, 1914
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