Taxonomic Details for Ocypode quadrata

Systematic Resumé:

Kingdom	Animalia
Subkingdom	Bilateria
Infrakingdom	Protostomia
Superphylum	Ecdysozoa
Phylum	Arthropoda
Subphylum	Crustacea
Infraphylum	null
Superclass	null
Class	Malacostraca
Subclass	Eumalacostraca
Infraclass	null
Superorder	Eucarida
Order	Decapoda
Suborder	Pleocyemata
Infraorder	Brachyura
Superfamily	Ocypodoidea
Family	Ocypodidae
Subfamily	null
Tribe	null
Genus	Ocypode
Subgenus	null
Species	Ocypode quadrata
Subspecies	null
Variety	null

Common Name:

Atlantic ghost crab

Authority:

(J. C. Fabricius, 1787)

ITIS TSN:

99082 (click on the taxonomic serial number to view the ITIS web page)

Habitats:

Habitat Type: Beach/Dune, Salinity Zone: Marine

GCE Contact:

Steven C. Pennings, University of Houston, Houston, Texas

Ocypode quadrata
Ghost crab Sapelo Beach. Photo Steven Pennings

Ocypode quadrata
Ghost crabs are common on the beaches and fore-dunes of Sapelo Island. Gravid female shown. Photo by Steve Pennings

LTER

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under grants OCE-9982133, OCE-0620959, OCE-1237140, OCE-1832178 and OCE-2425396. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in the material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.