Species characters of first zoeal stages of Grapsidae.
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Subfamily/Species Antennal endopod Carapace Maxilla Mxp1 Mxp1
length related to lateral endopod basipod endopod
protopod spines setation setation setation
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GRAPSINAE
Goniopsis cruentata rudimentary knob-like 2,2 2,2,2,2 1,2,1,2,5
Grapsus grapsus absent absent 2,2 2,2,2,2 1,2,1,2,5
Pachygrapsus gracilis rudimentary absent 2,2 2,2,2,2 1,2,1,2,5
Pachygrapsus transversus rudimentary knob-like 2,2 2,2,2,2 1,2,1,2,5
Planes cyaneus rudimentary absent 2,2 2,2,2,2 1,2,1,2,5
Geograpsus lividus rudimentary absent 2,2 2,2,2,2 1,2,1,2,5

SESARMINAE
Aratus pisonii half absent 2,3 2,2,3,3 2,2,1,2,5
Chasmagnathus granulata half present 2,2 2,2,2,2 1,2,1,2,5
Cyclograpsus integer equal absent 2,2 2,2,3,2 2,2,1,2,5
Metasesarma rubripes half absent 2,3 2,2,3,3 2,2,1,2,5
Sesarma rectum half absent 2,3 2,2,3,3 2,2,1,2,5
Armases angustipes
(= Sesarma angustipes) half absent 2,3 2,2,3,3 2,2,1,2,5

VARUNINAE
Cyrtograpsus altimanus half present 2,2 2,2,3,3 2,2,1,2,5
Euchirograpsus americanus rudimentary present 2,3 2,2,2,2 2,2,1,2,5
Cyrtograpsus angulatus half present 2,2 2,2,3,3 2,2,1,2,5

PLAGUSIINAE
Plagusia depressa rudimentary present 2,2 2,2,3,2 2,2,1,2,5
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