(Linnaeus, 1758)
Zoea [Grapsus grapsus]
¥ Number of stages in the zoeal phase: 1, but with additional undescribed stages.
¥ Morphological characters of first zoea [Table 9 First zoeae of Grapsidae]:
Antennal endopod absent.
Carapace without lateral spines.
Maxilla (mx2) endopod setation: 2, 2.
First maxilliped (mxp1) basipod setation: 2, 2, 2, 2.
First maxilliped (mxp1) endopod setation: 1, 2, 1, 2, 5.
Megalopa [no illustration available]
¥ Number of stages in the megalopal phase: 1, however, incompletely described.
Morphological characters of megalopa not further described.
Larval stages described by Lewis, 1960; Guerao et al., 2001.
Geographical distribution of adult
Occidental Atlantic: Bermuda, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, The West Indies, Colombia, Venezuela and Brazil (Ceará to Espírito Santo; Fernando de Noronha, Rocas and Trindade)
Oriental Pacific: California to Chile and Galapagos Islands.
Depth range of adult
Intertidal zone.