Some Ghost Crabs of the Genus Ocypode (Decapoda: Brachyura: Ocypodidae) from Pakistan´s Waters (Northern Arabian Sea)

Authors: FARZANA YOUSUF, FARAH ALI, QUDDUSI BASHIR KAZMI

Abstract: The present paper is based on the ghost crabs Ocypode ceratophthalma, O. gaudichaudii, O. macleayana, and O. rotundata, belonging to the Brachyuran genus Ocypode. The specimens were collected from the sandy beach of Sonmiani on the Makran coast. Four species belonging to 1 genus are described in detail and illustrated.

Keywords: Decapoda, Ocypode crabs, Ocypodidae, Pakistan

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