Ocypode pallidula Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846 is a animal in the Ocypodidae family, order Decapoda, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Ocypode pallidula Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846
Ocypode pallidula, the pallid ghost crab, is a small burrowing ghost crab found on Indo-Pacific beaches.
Ocypode pallidula, commonly known as the pallid ghost crab, is a small species of ghost crab native to the Indo-Pacific region, where it digs burrows in beach habitat. The width of its carapace is typically around 1 inch, or 25 millimeters. The species' common name 'pallid' means pale. When constructing burrows, this crab flips excavated sand into a fan shape.
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Tubuca arcuata (De Haan, 1835)
Leptuca panacea (Novak & Salmon, 1974)
Leptuca leptodactyla (Rathbun, 1898)
Ocypode convexa Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Ucides occidentalis (Ortmann, 1897)
Ocypode saratan (Forskål, 1775)
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