Ocypode gaudichaudii, Painted ghost crab

Ocypode gaudichaudii   Milne Edwards & Lucas, 1843

Painted ghost crab
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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Ocypodidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range Ekologi

.  Tropical

Distribution Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Eastern Pacific: Mexico, El Salavador to Chile, and Ecuador.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Inhabits sandy beach habitats; in burrows on sandbanks. This species remain hidden during high tide. Feeds on organic matter, small interstitial fauna, dead plants and animal tissues. Fast-moving, runner crab (Ref. 97346).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Moscoso, V. 2012 Catálogo de crustáceos decápodos y estomatópodos del Perú. Bol Inst Mar Perú 27(1):8-207. (Ref. 97346)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)


CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

Human uses


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Internet-källor

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, sök) | Zoological Record

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