(Fabricius, 1775)
Zoea [Halicarcinus planatus, Halicarcinus planatus 1, Halicarcinus planatus 2]
¥ Number of stages in the zoeal phase: 3.
Morphological characters of zoea not described.
Megalopa [Halicarcinus planatus 3]
¥ Number of stages in the megalopal phase: 1.
¥ Morphological characters of megalopa [Table 16 Mgp Hymenosomatidae Atelecyclidae Beliidae Portunidae]:
Rostrum directed anteriorly.
Carapace smooth.
Maxillule (mx1) endopod setation: 0.
Maxilla (mx2) endopod setation: 4.
First maxilliped (mxp1) epipod setation: 2.
Third maxilliped (mxp3) epipod setation: 21.
Larval stages described by Boschi et al., 1969.
Geographical distribution of adult
Occidental Atlantic: Argentina (Mar del Plata), Strait of Magellan; not recorded along the Brazilian coast
Oriental Pacific: Chile
Indo Pacific: New Zealand.
Depth range of adult
10 - 170 m.