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Varunidae H. Milne Edwards, 1853

AphiaID

439140 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:439140)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838

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Subfamily Asthenognathinae Stimpson, 1858
1. Genus Asthenognathus Stimpson, 1858
2. Genus Globihexapus Schweitzer & Feldmann, 2001 †
3. Tribe Gustavini Števčić, 2011 accepted as Aphanodactylidae Ahyong & Ng, 2009
Subfamily Cyclograpsinae H. Milne Edwards, 1853
1. Genus Austrohelice Sakai, Türkay & Yang, 2006
2. Genus Chasmagnathus De Haan, 1833
3. Genus Cyclograpsus H. Milne Edwards, 1837
4. Genus Helicana Sakai & Yatsuzuka, 1980
5. Genus Helice De Haan, 1833
6. Genus Helograpsus Campbell & Griffin, 1966
7. Genus Metaplax H. Milne Edwards, 1852
8. Genus Miosesarma Karasawa, 1989 †
9. Genus Neohelice Sakai, Türkay & Yang, 2006
10. Genus Paragrapsus H. Milne Edwards, 1853
11. Genus Parahelice Sakai, Türkay & Yang, 2006
12. Genus Pseudohelice Sakai, Türkay & Yang, 2006
13. Genus Gnathochasmus MacLeay, 1838 accepted as Cyclograpsus H. Milne Edwards, 1837 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
14. Genus Rhaconotus Gerstaecker, 1856 accepted as Metaplax H. Milne Edwards, 1852 (name pre-occupied by Rhaconotus Ruthe, 1854 [Hymenoptera])
Subfamily Gaeticinae Davie & Ng, 2007
1. Genus Acmaeopleura Stimpson, 1858
2. Genus Brankocleistostoma Števčić, 2011
3. Genus Gaetice Gistel, 1848
4. Genus Gopkittisak Naruse & Clark, 2009
5. Genus Paranotonyx Nobili, 1906
6. Genus Proexotelson Naruse, 2015
7. Genus Pseudopinnixa Ortmann, 1894
8. Genus Sestrostoma Davie & Ng, 2007
9. Genus Goetice Gistel, 1848 accepted as Gaetice Gistel, 1848 (ICZN Article 33.2.3.1 used to suppress this original spelling in favor of Gaetice (see Ng et al., 2008) )
10. Tribe Gopkittisakini Števčić, 2011 accepted as Gaeticinae Davie & Ng, 2007
11. Genus Plalynotus De Haan, 1835 accepted as Platynotus De Haan, 1833 accepted as Gaetice Gistel, 1848 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
12. Genus Platygrapsus Stimpson, 1858 accepted as Gaetice Gistel, 1848 (unnecessary replacement name for Grapsus (Platynotus) De Haan, 1833)
13. Genus Platynotus De Haan, 1833 accepted as Gaetice Gistel, 1848 (unaccepted > junior homonym)
Genus Hemiplax Heller, 1865
Subfamily Pinnotherelinae Alcock, 1900
1. Genus Pinnotherelia H. Milne Edwards & Lucas, 1843
2. Genus Viapinnixa Schweitzer & Feldmann, 2001 †
Subfamily Thalassograpsinae Davie & Ng, 2007
1. Genus Thalassograpsus Tweedie, 1950
Genus Tritodynamia Ortmann, 1894
Subfamily Varuninae H. Milne Edwards, 1853
1. Genus Brachynotus De Haan, 1833
2. Genus Chhapgarus Ng, Trivedi & Bhat, 2022
3. Genus Cyrtograpsus Dana, 1851
4. Genus Eoacmaeopleura De Angeli & Bellin, 2022 †
5. Genus Eriocheir De Haan, 1835
6. Genus Grapsodius Holmes, 1900
7. Genus Hemigrapsus Dana, 1851
8. Genus Neoeriocheir Sakai, 1983
9. Genus Noarograpsus Ng, Manuel & Ng, 2006
10. Genus Orcovita Ng & Tomascik, 1994
11. Genus Otognathon Ng & Števčić, 1993
12. Genus Parapyxidognathus Ward, 1941
13. Genus Parvonotus Davie & Ng, 2024
14. Genus Platyeriocheir Ng, Guo & Ng, 1999
15. Genus Pseudogaetice Davie & Ng, 2007
16. Genus Pseudograpsus H. Milne Edwards, 1837
17. Genus Ptychognathus Stimpson, 1858
18. Genus Pyxidognathus A. Milne-Edwards, 1879
19. Genus Sakakurapus Karasawa, 2018 †
20. Genus Scutumara Ng & Nakasone, 1993
21. Genus Tetragrapsus Rathbun, 1918
22. Genus Utica White, 1847
23. Genus Varuna H. Milne Edwards in Bory de Saint Vincent, 1830
24. Genus Coelochirus Nauck, 1880 accepted as Ptychognathus Stimpson, 1858 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
25. Genus Cryptograpsus Dana, 1851 accepted as Cyrtograpsus Dana, 1851 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
26. Genus Eriochirus H. Milne Edwards, 1853 accepted as Eriocheir De Haan, 1835 (unaccepted > unjustified emendation)
27. Tribe Euchirograpsini Števčić, 2005 accepted as Plagusiidae Dana, 1851
28. Genus Gnathograpsus A. Milne-Edwards, 1868 accepted as Ptychognathus Stimpson, 1858 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
29. Genus Hypsilograpsus De Man, 1879 accepted as Pyxidognathus A. Milne-Edwards, 1879 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
30. Tribe Otognathini Števčić, 2011 accepted as Varuninae H. Milne Edwards, 1853
31. Genus Pachystomum Nauck, 1880 accepted as Pseudograpsus H. Milne Edwards, 1837 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
32. Genus Paraeriocheir Sakai, 2013 accepted as Eriocheir De Haan, 1835 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
33. Genus Shurebus Verany, 1846 accepted as Brachynotus De Haan, 1833 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial

Original description

Milne Edwards, H. (1853). Mémoire sur la famille des ocypodiens. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, 3rd series. 20: 163-228, pls. 6-11. [details]

Taxonomic citation

DecaNet eds. (2024). DecaNet. Varunidae H. Milne Edwards, 1853. Accessed at: https://www.decanet.info/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=439140 on 2024-11-21

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-12-15 09:56:25Z

created

Davie, Peter

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original description Milne Edwards, H. (1853). Mémoire sur la famille des ocypodiens. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, 3rd series. 20: 163-228, pls. 6-11. [details]

context source (PeRMS) Moscoso, V. (2012). Catálogo de crustáceos decápodos y estomatópodos del Perú. Boletín Instituto del Mar del Perú. 27(1-2): 8-207., available online at https://repositorio.imarpe.gob.pe/handle/20.500.12958/2190 [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

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Language	Name
Japanese	モクズガニ科	[details]

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