(A. Milne Edwards, 1875)
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; six posterolateral 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: 13.
Megalopa [Mithraculus forceps]
¥ Number of stages in the megalopal phase: 1.
¥ Morphological characters of megalopa [Table 17 Mgp Majidae Parthenopidae]:
Rostrum directed anteriorly.
Carapace with protuberances.
Maxillule (mx1) endopod setation: 0.
Maxilla (mx2) endopod setation: 0.
First maxilliped (mxp1) epipod setation: 5.
Third maxilliped (mxp3) epipod setation: 5.
Larval stages described by Wilson et al., 1979.
Geographical distribution of adult
Occidental Atlantic: North Carolina to South of Florida, Gulf of Mexico, The West Indies, Venezuela and Brazil (Maranho to So Paulo; Rocas and Fernando de Noronha).
Depth range of adult
Intertidal zone - 90 m.