Ocypode pallidula Pallid Ghost Crab

Ocypode pallidula is commonly referred to as Pallid Ghost Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Ocypode pallidula
German:: Blasse-Reiterkrabbe
English:: Pallid Ghost Crab

Category:

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Ocypodidae (Family) > Ocypode (Genus) > pallidula (Species)
Initial determination:: Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846

Occurrence:: Australia, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), French Polynesia, Hawaii, Indo Pacific, Madagascar, Mauritius, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Réunion
Marine Zone:: Supralitoral
Sea depth:: Meter
Size:: 2.36" - 3.15" (6cm - 8cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C)
Food:: Carrion, Detritus, omnivore, Predatory
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Ocypode africana
Ocypode brevicornis
Reiterkrabbe
Ocypode ceratophthalmus
Gehörnte Geisterkrabbe
Ocypode convexa
Ocypode cordimanus
Ocypode cursor
Ocypode fabricii
Ocypode gaudichaudii
Pazifische Reiterkrabbe, Gemusterte Reiterkrabbe
Ocypode jousseaumei
Ocypode kuhlii
Ocypode longicornuta
Ocypode macrocera
Ocypode madagascariensis
Ocypode mortoni
Ocypode nobilii
Ocypode occidentalis
Ocypode pallidula
Blasse-Reiterkrabbe
Ocypode pauliani
Ocypode platytarsis
Ocypode pygoides
Ocypode quadrata
Westatlantische Reiterkrabbe, Quadratische-Reiterkrabbe, Rennkrabbe
Ocypode rotundata
Ocypode ryderi
Ocypode saratan
Rotmeer-Reiterkrabbe, Rotmeer-Rennkrabbe
Ocypode sinensis
Ocypode stimpsoni

More related species in this lexicon:

Ocypode cordimana
Gemeine Reiterkrabbe, Glatthand-Reiterkrabbe

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2014-09-21 16:04:41
Last edit:: 2023-04-29 13:28:09

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Ocypode pallidula Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846

The pallid ghost crab, Ocypode pallidula, is a small ghost crab that digs burrows in beaches of the Indo-Pacific region.

Synonymised names:
Ocypoda laevis Dana, 1852 · unaccepted (name pre-occupied by Ocypode...)
Ocypoda pallidula Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846 · unaccepted > superseded combination

External links

SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Sous les mers (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Copyright Philippe Bourjon, Foto aus Réunion

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