Kingsley, 1879
Zoea [Pilumnus dasypodus 1, Pilumnus dasypodus 2]
¥ Number of stages in the zoeal phase: 4.
¥ Morphological characters of first zoea [Table 11 First zoeae of Xanthidae]:
Carapace with medio-dorsal knob.
Carapace with lateral spines.
Abdominal somites without a sharp postero-lateral process.
Antennule with 2 aestetascs and 2 setae.
Antenna type D (type D).
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, 6.
Furcae of telson with spinulose surface.
Telson furcae with 1 dorsal, 2 outer and no inner spines.
Megalopa [Pilumnus dasypodus]
¥ Number of stages in the megalopal phase: 1.
¥ Morphological characters of megalopa [Table 18 Mgp Xanthidae]:
Rostrum short, directed anteriorly.
Carapace smooth.
Maxillule (mx1) endopod setation: 1(2), 4(6).
Maxilla (mx2) endopod setation: 9.
First maxilliped (mxp1) epipod setation: 6.
Third maxilliped (mxp3) epipod setation: 11(13).
Larval stages described by Sandifer, 1974; Bookhout and Costlow, 1979.
Geographical distribution of adult
Occidental Atlantic: North and South Carolina, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, The West Indies, northern South America and Brazil (Pará to Santa Catarina).
Depth range of adult
Intertidal zone - 30 m.