Stimpson, 1871
Zoea [Micropanope sculptipes 1, Micropanope sculptipes 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 3-5 with a sharp postero-lateral process.
Antenna type C (type C).
Maxillule endopod setation: 1, 6.
Maxillule scaphognatite with 4 plumose seate.
Maxillliped 1 basis and endopod setation: 10; 2, 2, 1, 2, 5.
Maxillliped 2 basis and endopod setation: 4; 1, 1, 5.
Furcae of telson with smooth surface.
Telson furcae with 1 dorsal, 1 outer and no inner spines.
Megalopa [Menippe nodifrons]
¥ Number of stages in the megalopal phase: 1.
¥ Morphological characters of megalopa [Table 18 Mgp Xanthidae]:
Rostrum deflected ventrally.
Carapace with protuberances.
Maxillule (mx1) endopod setation: ?.
No information about setation of the maxilla (mx2) endopod.
No information about setation of the First maxilliped (mxp1) epipod.
No information about setation of the third maxilliped (mxp3) epipod.
Larval stages described by Andryszak and Gore, 1981.
Geographical distribution of adult
Occidental Atlantic: North and South Carolina, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, The West Indies and Brazil (Amapá to Rio de Janeiro)..
Depth range of adult
10 - 310 m.