African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS) - Varunidae H. Milne Edwards, 1853

AfReMaS taxon details

Varunidae H. Milne Edwards, 1853

AphiaID

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

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838

Original name

Varunidae H. Milne Edwards, 1853

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Subfamily Asthenognathinae Stimpson, 1858
1. Genus Asthenognathus Stimpson, 1858
Subfamily Cyclograpsinae H. Milne Edwards, 1853
1. Genus Cyclograpsus H. Milne Edwards, 1837
2. Genus Helice De Haan, 1833
3. Genus Pseudohelice Sakai, Türkay & Yang, 2006
Subfamily Gaeticinae Davie & Ng, 2007
1. Genus Acmaeopleura Stimpson, 1858
2. Genus Brankocleistostoma Števčić, 2011
3. Genus Paranotonyx Nobili, 1906
Subfamily Pinnotherelinae Alcock, 1900
Subfamily Schubartinae Muñoz, García-Raso & Cuesta, 2025
1. Genus Dudekemus Muñoz, García-Raso & Cuesta, 2025
Subfamily Thalassograpsinae Davie & Ng, 2007
1. Genus Thalassograpsus Tweedie, 1950
Subfamily Varuninae H. Milne Edwards, 1853
1. Genus Brachynotus De Haan, 1833
2. Genus Eriocheir De Haan, 1835
3. Genus Hemigrapsus Dana, 1851
4. Genus Pseudograpsus H. Milne Edwards, 1837
5. Genus Ptychognathus Stimpson, 1858
6. Genus Utica White, 1847
7. Genus Varuna H. Milne Edwards in Bory de Saint Vincent, 1830

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial

Original description

Milne Edwards, H. (1853-1854). Mémoire sur la famille des ocypodiens. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, 3rd series. 20: 163-228, pls. 4-13 [163-192, pls 4-5 published Dec 1853; 193-228, pls 6-13 published Jan 1854; see Clark, 2025). [details]

Taxonomic citation

DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Varunidae H. Milne Edwards, 1853. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025) African Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=439140 on 2026-02-10

Regional species database citation

Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026). African Register of Marine Species. Varunidae H. Milne Edwards, 1853. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=439140 on 2026-02-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2009-12-15 09:56:25Z

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Davie, Peter

2025-07-25 12:40:52Z

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De Grave, Sammy

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original description Milne Edwards, H. (1853-1854). Mémoire sur la famille des ocypodiens. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, 3rd series. 20: 163-228, pls. 4-13 [163-192, pls 4-5 published Dec 1853; 193-228, pls 6-13 published Jan 1854; see Clark, 2025). [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]

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Introduced: alien

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