Ocypode kuhlii

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
In Palabuhanratu, West Java, Indonesia.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Brachyura
Family:	Ocypodidae
Genus:	Ocypode
Species:	O. kuhlii
Binomial name
Ocypode kuhlii De Haan, 1835[1][2]

References

1. Charles Chilton (1910). "The Crustacea of the Kermadec Islands". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 43: 544.
2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Ocypode kuhlii De Haan, 1835". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
3. "Ocypode kuhlii". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
4. "Crab Database · Crabs · Species Ocypode kuhlii". www.crabdatabase.info. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
5. "Ghost crabs | Christmas Island National Park | Parks Australia". christmasislandnationalpark.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-12-15.