H. Milne Edwards, 1834
Zoea [no illustration available]
¥ Number of stages in the zoeal phase: 2.
¥ Morphological characters of first zoea [Table 6 First zoeae of Majidae]:
Carapace with one rostral and one dorsal spine, seven setae present.
Abdominal somite 2 with, and somite 3 without, dorsolateral projections.
Abdominal somites 3 and 4 with postero-lateral processes.
Number of marginal and apical setae on scaphognathite: 10 and 1.
Megalopa [Libinia spinosa]
¥ Number of stages in the megalopal phase: 1.
¥ Morphological characters of megalopa [Table 17 Mgp Majidae Parthenopidae]:
Rostrum deflected ventrally.
Carapace with spines/protuberances.
Maxillule (mx1) endopod setation: 2.
Maxilla (mx2) endopod setation: 0.
First maxilliped (mxp1) epipod setation: 4.
Third maxilliped (mxp3) epipod setation: 6.
Larval stages described by Boschi and Scelzo, 1968; Clark et al.,1998.
Geographical distribution of adult
Occidental Atlantic: Brazil (Espírito Santo to Rio Grande do Sul)
Oriental Atlantic: Senegal to Angola, Cape Verde Island
Oriental Pacific: South of California to North of Chile, Galapagos Islands and Hawaii.
Depth range of adult
10 - 130 m.