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Ghost crabs are semiterrestrial crabs of the subfamily Ocypodinae. They are common shore crabs in tropical and subtropical regions throughout the world, inhabiting deep burrows in the intertidal zone. They are generalist scavengers and predators of small animals. The name "ghost crab" derives from their nocturnality and their generally pale ...
Ocypode ghost crabs construct simple to complex deep burrows in soft sandy and/or muddy substrates. They can be found in sandy beaches, rubble flats, and in estuarine areas. They are nocturnal and are generalist scavengers and predators of small animals. [4] [8]
Ocypode gaudichaudii, also known as the painted ghost crab or cart driver crab, is a species of crab found on Pacific beaches from El Salvador to Chile as well as on the Galápagos Islands. The species was first described by Henri Milne-Edwards and Hippolyte Lucas in 1843.
Like other ghost crabs, Ocypode brevicornis live in deep burrows near the intertidal zone of open sandy beaches. [5] They are generalists, scavenging carrion and debris as well as preying on small animals. [6] They are primarily nocturnal, though they may emerge during the day. They are swift runners, darting away to their burrows at the ...
Ocypode africana, commonly known as the African ghost crab, is a species of ghost crabs native to the eastern Atlantic coast of western Africa, from Mauritania to Namibia. [2] They are medium-sized ghost crabs reaching carapace width of 3.4 cm (1.3 in).
Ocypode cursor, the tufted ghost crab, [2] is a species of ghost crab found on sandy beaches along the coasts of the eastern Atlantic Ocean and eastern Mediterranean Sea.
Ocypode cordimana is a species of crab in the family Ocypodidae, [1] [2] sometimes called the smooth-handed ghost crab. [3] It is widely distributed in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean . [ 4 ] [ 5 ]
Ocypode ceratophthalmus, [2] the horned ghost crab [3] or horn-eyed ghost crab, [4] is a species of ghost crab. It lives in the Indo-Pacific region (except the Red Sea); from the coast of East Africa to the Philippines and from Japan to the Great Barrier Reef. They also occur in the Pacific Islands to as far east as Polynesia and Clipperton Island.