Ocypode quadrata, Atlantic ghost crab

Ocypode quadrata   (Fabricius, 1787)

Atlantic ghost crab

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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Ocypodidae

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

; brackvatten; djupintervall 0 - 1 m (Ref. 97531).  Tropical

Distribution Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Western Atlantic: Belize.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Supratidal to intertidal (Ref. 97531), and also in terrestrial supra-tidal bash (Ref. 127928). Feeds on ground nesting birds and sea turtle hatchlings (Ref. 86356), mole crabs and coquina clams (Ref. 111610). Facultative scavenger (Ref. 111610) and exhibits diurnal deposit feeding (Ref. 111607).

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

Members of the order Decapoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer.

Main reference referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

McKeon, C.S. and I.C. Feller 2004 The supratidal fauna of Twin Cays, Belize. Atoll Research Bulletin 526:18. (Ref. 86356)

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

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 23.3 - 28.1, mean 27.1 (based on 649 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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