The burrow structure of ocypode cursor (linnaeus, 1758) on three shores south of Beirut, Lebanon

Authors

  • John G. Shiber
  • Samar Izzidin

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Ocypode cursor, sandy beaches, south of Beirut, Lebanon

Abstract

Sixty burrows of the ghost crab, Ocypode cursor (L. I758) were investigated, from each of three sandy beaches, Ramlet-el-Baida, Ouaz’i and Sidon approximately 3, 8 and 40km respectively south of Beirut, Lebanon. Of the total 180 burrows, the following types are reported in order of their percent occurence: 1. Slightly bent burrow (26.0%); 2. Branching burrow (23.8%); 3. Vertically tapering burrow (21.6%) 4. 900 bent burrow (13.8%); 5. U-shaped burrow (8.8%); 6. Strictly vertical burrow (3.3%) and 7. Multiple (2 and 3)-opening burrow (2.7%). Topographical variations at each of the three sandy bea­ches appear to affect the burrow structure of the crab.

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2026-05-22

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Shiber, J. G., & Izzidin, S. (2026). The burrow structure of ocypode cursor (linnaeus, 1758) on three shores south of Beirut, Lebanon . Cercetări Marine - Recherches Marines, 11(1), 113–127. Retrieved from https://www.marine-research-journal.org/index.php/cmrm/article/view/512

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Vol. 11 No. 1 (1978): CERCETĂRI MARINE - RECHERCHES MARINES

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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

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