Biology:Ocypode kuhlii
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Short description: Species of crab
| Ocypode kuhlii | |
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| In Palabuhanratu, West Java, Indonesia. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Ocypodidae |
| Genus: | Ocypode |
| Species: | O. kuhlii
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| Binomial name | |
| Ocypode kuhlii | |
Ocypode kuhlii, the Kuhl's ghost crab, is a species of crab from the Ocypode genus. It is a mid to large-sized species of Ocypodidae. The species was described in 1835 by De Haan.[3][4] This crab is observed very rarely on Christmas Island.[5] It looks similar to the smooth-handed ghost crab.[5]
References
- ↑ Charles Chilton (1910). "The Crustacea of the Kermadec Islands". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 43: 544. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/TPRSNZ1910-43.2.2.1.49.
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Ocypode kuhlii De Haan, 1835". https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=444986.
- ↑ "Ocypode kuhlii". https://www.sealifebase.ca/summary/Ocypode-kuhlii.html.
- ↑ "Crab Database · Crabs · Species Ocypode kuhlii". https://www.crabdatabase.info/en/crabs/brachyura/eubrachyura/thoracotremata/ocypodoidea/ocypodidae/ocypode/ocypode-kuhlii-1003.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Ghost crabs | Christmas Island National Park | Parks Australia" (in en). https://christmasislandnationalpark.gov.au/discover/nature/animals/crabs/ghost-crabs/.
Wikidata ☰ Q13908758 entry
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