Ocypode saratan, also known as the Red Sea ghost crab, is a medium to large-sized species of Ocypode found in the Red Sea. Very common species in the Red Sea, and one of only two species known from there (O. cordimanus, or the smooth-handed ghost crab, has also been recorded in the Red Sea, but only rarely). Also known from Madagascar through Indian Ocean to the Western Pacific. Their eyestalks possess styles.[2]

References

  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Ocypode saratan (Forskål, 1775)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  2. ^ Sakai, Katsushi; Tuerkay, Michael (2013). "Revision of the genus Ocypode with the description of a new genus, Hoplocypode (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura)". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 56 (2): 665–793. ISSN 0079-8835.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocypode_saratan
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