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Checklist for Subfamily Varuninae H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
and region West Asia (Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
266
1065
2839
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
265
1063
2831
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
133
651
1785
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
131
645
1761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
118
600
1626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
61
342
835
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
54
315
790
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
12
67
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
28
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
9
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyVaruninae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
5
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Asia
5 Genera with 11 Species
Brachynotus De Haan, 18275SpeciesTaxom
Eriocheir De Haan, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18772SpeciesTaxom
Utica White, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Asia
11 Species
Brachynotus atlanticus Forest, 1957
Brachynotus foresti Zariquiey Al..., 1968
Brachynotus harpax (Hilgendorf, 1892)⇒ Thalassograpsus harpax Hilgendorf, 1892
Brachynotus lucasi (Pesta, 1918)⇒ Brachynotus sexdentatus Risso, 1827
Brachynotus sexdentatus Risso, 1827Mediterranean crab
Eriocheir hepuensis Dai, 1991
Eriocheir sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1854Big sluice crab
Pseudograpsus elongatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Pseudograpsus erythraeus (Kossman, 1877)⇒ Pseudograpsus elongatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Utica barbimana A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab


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