Atlantic ghost crab
Ocypode quadrata
Classification
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Decapoda
- Family
- Ocypodidae
The Atlantic ghost crab (Ocypode quadrata) is a species of ghost crab. It is a common species along the Atlantic coast of the United States, where it is the only species of ghost crab; its range of distribution extends from its northernmost reach on beaches in Nova Scotia, Canada and Massachusetts to south along the coasts of the tropical Western Atlantic Ocean to the beach of Barra do Chui, in Rio Grande do Sul in southern Brazil. Description Adults are grayish or the color of straw, and around 5 cm (2.
Le Crabe fantôme atlantique (Ocypode quadrata) est une espèce de crabes de la famille des Ocypodidae, que l'on trouve principalement le long de la côte Est des États-Unis, mais de manière générale sa distribution s'étant des États-Unis au Brésil. Liens externes (en) WoRMS : espèce Ocypode quadrata (Fabricius, 1787) (fr + en) ITIS : Ocypode quadrata (J. C.
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Distribution
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