Varunidae
Also known as: Varunid Crabs, Varunid crabs, brackvattenskrabbor, bredbenskrabbor, Варуниды, モクズガニ科, 弓蟹科, 참게과
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Decapoda |
| Family | Varunidae |
| Published in | Milne Edwards, H. (1853). Mémoire sur la famille des ocypodiens. Annales Des Sciences Naturelles, 3rd Series, 20: 163–228, pls. 6–11. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=428570 |
| Habitat | FRESHWATER, MARINE, TERRESTRIAL |
| Genera | 45 |
| Species records held | 200 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 302 |
| GBIF key | 4567 |
Genera in Varunidae
- Ptychognathus — 30 species: Ptychognathus affinis, Ptychognathus altimanus, Ptychognathus andamanensis, Ptychognathus barbatus, Ptychognathus capillidigitatus, Ptychognathus crassimanus, Ptychognathus declivis, Ptychognathus demani
- Cyclograpsus — 24 species: Cyclograpsus audouinii, Cyclograpsus barbatus, Cyclograpsus beccarii, Cyclograpsus cinereus, Cyclograpsus directus, Cyclograpsus escondidensis, Cyclograpsus eydouxi, Cyclograpsus granulatus
- Asthenognathus — 13 species: Asthenognathus alleronensis, Asthenognathus atlanticus, Asthenognathus australensis, Asthenognathus cornishorum, Asthenognathus fernandezi, Asthenognathus globosa, Asthenognathus hexagonum, Asthenognathus inaequipes
- Hemigrapsus — 13 species: Hemigrapsus crassimanus, Hemigrapsus crenulatus, Hemigrapsus estellinensis, Hemigrapsus gibbus, Hemigrapsus longitarsis, Hemigrapsus nudus, Hemigrapsus oregonensis, Hemigrapsus pallipes
- Metaplax — 11 species: Metaplax crenulata, Metaplax dentipes, Metaplax distincta, Metaplax elegans, Metaplax gocongensis, Metaplax indica, Metaplax intermedia, Metaplax longipes
- Orcovita — 11 species: Orcovita angulata, Orcovita fictilia, Orcovita gracilipes, Orcovita hicksi, Orcovita holthuisi, Orcovita mcneiceae, Orcovita miruku, Orcovita mollitia
- Brachynotus — 9 species: Brachynotus atlanticus, Brachynotus corallinus, Brachynotus februarius, Brachynotus foresti, Brachynotus gemmellari, Brachynotus multituberculatus, Brachynotus oligocenicus, Brachynotus sexdentatus
- Utica — 9 species: Utica barbimana, Utica borneensis, Utica crassimana, Utica glabra, Utica gracilipes, Utica haswelli, Utica nausithoe, Utica setosipes
- Cyrtograpsus — 5 species: Cyrtograpsus affinis, Cyrtograpsus altimanus, Cyrtograpsus angulatus, Cyrtograpsus cirripes, Cyrtograpsus murchisonii
- Helice — 5 species: Helice epicure, Helice formosensis, Helice latimera, Helice tientsinensis, Helice tridens
- Parahelice — 5 species: Parahelice balssi, Parahelice daviei, Parahelice georgei, Parahelice pilimana, Parahelice pilosa
- Eriocheir — 4 species: Eriocheir hepuensis, Eriocheir japonica, Eriocheir ogasawaraensis, Eriocheir sinensis
- Paragrapsus — 4 species: Paragrapsus gaimardii, Paragrapsus laevis, Paragrapsus quadridentatus, Paragrapsus urvillei
- Pseudograpsus — 4 species: Pseudograpsus albus, Pseudograpsus crassus, Pseudograpsus elongatus, Pseudograpsus setosus
- Sestrostoma — 4 species: Sestrostoma balssi, Sestrostoma depressum, Sestrostoma hichiro, Sestrostoma toriumii
- Viapinnixa — 4 species: Viapinnixa alvarezi, Viapinnixa mexiaensis, Viapinnixa nodosa, Viapinnixa perrilliatae
- Helicana — 3 species: Helicana doerjesi, Helicana japonica, Helicana wuana
- Miosesarma — 3 species: Miosesarma japonica, Miosesarma naguraense, Miosesarma nagurense
- Pseudohelice — 3 species: Pseudohelice annamalai, Pseudohelice latreillii, Pseudohelice subquadrata
- Pyxidognathus — 3 species: Pyxidognathus fluviatilis, Pyxidognathus granulosus, Pyxidognathus subglobosus
- Scutumara — 3 species: Scutumara enodis, Scutumara laniger, Scutumara miyakei
- Acmaeopleura — 2 species: Acmaeopleura parvula, Acmaeopleura rotunda
- Austrohelice — 2 species: Austrohelice crassa, Austrohelice manneringi
- Gaetice — 2 species: Gaetice depressus, Gaetice ungulatus
- Gopkittisak — 2 species:
- Otognathon — 2 species:
- Varuna — 2 species:
- Brankocleistostoma — 1 species:
- Chasmagnathus — 1 species:
- Chhapgarus — 1 species:
- Eoacmaeopleura — 1 species:
- Grapsodius — 1 species:
- Helograpsus — 1 species:
- Neoeriocheir — 1 species:
- Neohelice — 1 species:
- Noarograpsus — 1 species:
- Parapyxidognathus — 1 species:
- Pinnotherelia — 1 species:
- Platyeriocheir — 1 species:
- Proexotelson — 1 species:
- Pseudogaetice — 1 species:
- Pseudopinnixa — 1 species:
- Sakakurapus — 1 species:
- Tetragrapsus — 1 species:
- Thalassograpsus — 1 species:
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.