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Ocypode laevis

Ko‘iti

Common Ghost-Crab

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Common Ghost-Crab

TRADITIONAL NAMES: Ko‘iti (RR), Tītorōtai (MG), Tiketike (AT MT), Tike (MK), ‘Atike (AK), Kohitihiti (TS TW), Kohiti (RK), Kalami (PK)

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native; Marine, near-shore

SIGNIFICANCE LIST: Oil production;

Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present Makatea: Present
RR	MG	AT	MK	MT	AK	PL	TK	MN
P	++?	++?	++?	++?	P	++?		P

Northern Group:
TN	MH	RK	PK	NS	SW
P	P	P	P	P

Key to Symbols

blank	no data
-	absent	L	localised
X	extinct 'naturally'	W	widespread
XQi	quarantine intercepted	R	recent
XQe	eradicated	?	query preceding category
P	present	T?	taxonomic query
S	seasonal	nn	present, said to have no name
O	occasional	?1	present, name not investigated
++++	very common	?2	presence not verified, no name recorded
+++	common	N/A	absent, name not expected
++	uncommon
+	rare
Cook Islands islands: RR =Rarotonga, MG = Mangaia, AT =‘Ātiu, MK=Ma‘uke, MT=Miti‘āro, AK=Aitutaki, PL=Palmerston, PN=Penrhyn, MN=Manuae, TK=Takūtea, TN=Tongareva (TS=Tongaleva Spoken, TW=Tongareva Written, they say "el" but write "r"), MH=Manihiki, RK=Rakahanga, PK=Pukapuka, NS=Nassau, SW=Suwarrow. After a Polynesian name: ^=orthography query. Countries and other: FIJ=Fiji, WT=Wallis & Futuna, SAM=Samoa, TON=Tonga, NIU=Niue, CK=Cook Islands, CKM=Cook Islands Māori, FP=French Polynesia, AUS=Australs, SOC=Societies, TAH=Tahiti, TUA=Tuamotus, MQS=Marquesas, MNG=Mangareva, PIT=Pitcain group, EAS=Easter Island, HAW=Hawai‘i, NZ=New Zealand, NZM=New Zealand Māori

Scientific Taxonomy

Ocypode laevis
SYNONYMS: Ocypode pallidula

TAXONOMY: ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; CRUSTACEA; MALACOSTRACA; EUMALACOSTRACA; Eucarida; Decapoda; Reptantia; Brachyura; Brachygnatha; Brachyrhyncha; OCYPODIDAE

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SIGNIFICANCE NOTES -
POSITIVE SIGNIFICANCE: Oil production;. Comments: WIdely used to make mitiore, especially with chopped Ariri or Pasua, grated coconut and squashed body of crab.

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
Cooks: (C/045, 1980s); Rarotonga: BPBM-Cat.3301,2382&3219; AccNo.1971.201; Manihiki: AccNo.1971.201; Pukapuka: fieldspecimen+photo, 2/2004, G.McCormack with ID as Ocypode laevis.

References:
None recorded.

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM02

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org.
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