Ocypodidae (fiddler and ghost crabs) |
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benthic; brackish; marine; depth range - 0 m |
Western Atlantic Ocean. |
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Makes burrows on sandy upper-intertidal and supratidal substrates like marshes and bays. Found beneath and behind mangroves Rhizophora mangle and Avicinia germinans that border the island. Constructs two kinds of burrows: one used as refuge by non-breeding crabs during high tide and at night after feeding bouts, and another as breeding burrows (Ref. 104852). Exhibits diurnal deposit-feeding (Ref. 111607). |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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