Sankarankutti and Ferreira, 2000
Zoea
¥ Number of stages in the zoeal phase: 1+.
¥ Morphological characters of first zoea [Table 11 First zoeae of Xanthidae]:
Carapace with medio-dorsal knob.
Carapace without lateral spines.
Abdominal somites without a sharp postero-lateral process.
Antennule with 2 aestetascs and 1 seta.
Antenna type B (type B).
Maxillule endopod setation: 1, 6.
Maxillule scaphognatite with 4 plumose seate.
Maxillliped 1 basis and endopod setation: 10; 3, 2, 1, 2, 5.
Maxillliped 2 basis and endopod setation: 4; 1, 1, 5.
Furcae of telson with smooth surface.
Telson furcae with 1 dorsal, 1 outer and no inner spines.
Megalopa
Morphological characters of megalopa not described.
First zoeal stage described by Hong et al., 2001.
Geographical distribution of adult
Occidental Atlantic: Brazil (Rio Grande do Norte).
Depth range of adult
Intertidal zone.