Brachyura larvae
Acknowledgements

We thank Dr. Gustavo A. S. de Melo from the Museum of Zoology at the University of São Paulo (MZUSP) for providing taxonomic and biogeographical data. Other information was kindly provided by Drs. Nilton J. Hebling from the Universidade Estadual Paulista in Rio Claro, Brazil, Austin B. Williams from the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, USA, Lucrecia C. Zolessi from the Museum of Natural History in Montevideo, Uruguay, Danilo K. de Calazans from Fundação Universidade de Rio Grande, Brazil, and Mr. Ignacio González-Gordillo from the Institute of Marine Sciences in Andalucía, Spain. Dr. Richard E. Dowds is thanked for providing illustrations and descriptions of the gennus Pinnixa.