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]
| Ocypode kuhlii | |
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| In Palabuhanratu, West Java, Indonesia. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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 | |
References
edit- ^ Charles Chilton (1910). "The Crustacea of the Kermadec Islands". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 43: 544.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Ocypode kuhlii De Haan, 1835". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ "Ocypode kuhlii". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ "Crab Database · Crabs · Species Ocypode kuhlii". www.crabdatabase.info. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ a b "Ghost crabs | Christmas Island National Park | Parks Australia". christmasislandnationalpark.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
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