See text Ocypode is a genus of ghost crabs found in the sandy shores of tropical and subtropical regions throughout the world.

The eyestalks are also tipped with horn-like projections (styles) in seven species (Ocypode brevicornis, O. ceratophthalma, O. gaudichaudii, O. macrocera, O. mortoni, O. rotundata, and O. saratan), though these may be shorter or even absent altogether in juvenile specimens.

[2][4] Ocypode ghost crabs construct simple to complex deep burrows in soft sandy and/or muddy substrates.

[9] Three species are found in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea and one in the eastern Pacific coast of the Americas.

The rest of the species are found in the western Pacific and the Indian Ocean to the tip of southern Africa.

O. longicornuta, O. platytarsis, O. pygoides and O. sinensis were determined to be synonyms of O. ceratophthalma, O. brevicornis, O. convexa and O. cordimanus respectively.