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Ocypode rotundata Miers, 1882 Rounded ghost crab |
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| Family: | Ocypodidae (fiddler and ghost crabs) | |||
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| Environment: | benthic; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-Pacific. | |||
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| Biology: | Found in intertidal mudflats. Scavenger-predator (Ref. 128960). Digs burrows in supralittoral of sand beaches; more common on offshore islands. Males build towers in breeding season. Key species on sand species (Ref. 801). Members of the family Ocypodidae are typical deposit feeders (Ref. 108430). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
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