Scientific Name: Ocypode pallidula Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846
English Name: Pallid ghost crab
Local/Bangla Name: Kakra (কাঁকড়া)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Ocypodidae
Description:
The crab’s carapace is medium in size, about 4-5 centimeters wide in adults. It is almost cubic or slightly broader than long. The surface is closely and uniformly granular. The antennulary flagellum is rudimentary.. The eyes are large, and the orbits are very long. The chelipeds are unequal in both sexes, meaning that the claws are not the same size on both sides. A brush of hairs is present between the bases of the legs.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Bay of Bengal, West Bengal, Sundarbans Mangrove Swamp
Environment:
Marine (Benthic)
References:
Ahmed ATA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Rahman AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondker M (Eds.) (2008) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 18. Part II. Arthropoda: Crustacea. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, 226 pp
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