Ocypode kuhlii
Species of crab
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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 | |
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| In Palabuhanratu, West Java, Indonesia. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Ocypodidae |
| Genus: | Ocypode |
| Species: | O. kuhlii |
| Binomial name | |
| Ocypode kuhlii | |
