- The
Ocypodidae are a
family of
semiterrestrial crabs that
includes the
ghost crabs and
fiddler crabs. They are
found on
tropical and
temperate s****lines...
- of the
hundred species of
semiterrestrial marine crabs in the
family Ocypodidae.
These crabs are well
known for
their extreme ****ual dimorphism, where...
- chelae. For instance, some species, such as the
members of the
families Ocypodidae and
Alpheidae show
asymmetry between their paired claws.
Possessing one...
- that is
particularly pronounced in the
fiddler crabs of the
genus Uca (
Ocypodidae). In
fiddler crabs,
males have one
greatly enlarged claw used for communication...
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Afruca is a
genus of
fiddler crabs belonging to the
family Ocypodidae.
Afruca tangeri, the only
species in this genus,
lives along the
Atlantic coasts...
-
species in two genera.
Ocypodinae is one of two
subfamilies in the
family Ocypodidae, the
other being the
fiddler crab subfamily, Ucinae. Both subfamilies...
-
Ocypode macrocera, the red
ghost crab, is a
species of crab in the
family Ocypodidae. It is a medium-sized
species of
Ocypode found in ****stan,
India (including...
- by the
fiddler crab
Minuca pugnax (Smith, 1870) (Decapoda: Brachyura:
Ocypodidae) in
southern New
England salt marshes".
Journal of
Crustacean Biology...
-
Austruca is a
genus of Indo-west
Pacific fiddler crabs in the
family Ocypodidae.
There are
about 13
described species in this genus.
Austruca was formerly...
-
Emerita (crustacean), a
genus within Hippidae Crabs of the
subfamily Ocypodidae, also
commonly known as
ghost crabs Corystes c****ivelaunus,
found around...
