(Herbst, 1794)
Zoea [Persephona mediterranea, Persephona mediterranea 1, Persephona mediterranea 2]
¥ Number of stages in the zoeal phase: 4.
Morphological characters of zoea not described.
Megalopa [Persephona mediterranea 3]
¥ Number of stages in the megalopal phase: 1.
¥ Morphological characters of megalopa [Table 15 Mgp Dromiidae Latreilliidae Calappidae Leucosiidae]:
Carapace with mid- and posterodorsal spines.
Maxillule (mx1) endopod setation: 0.
Maxilla (mx2) endopod setation: 0.
Second maxilliped (mxp2) exopod setation: 0, 3.
Third maxilliped (mxp3) exopod setation: 11.
Larval stages described by Negreiros-Fransozo et al., 1989.
Geographical distribution of adult
Occidental Atlantic: New Jersey, North and South Carolina, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, The West Indies, Venezuela, Suriname, Guianas and Brazil (Amapá to Rio Grande do Sul) and Uruguay.
Depth range of adult
Intertidal zone - 60 m.