Latreille, 1825
Zoea [Cardisoma guanhumi, Cardisoma guanhumi 1, Cardisoma guanhumi 2]
¥ Number of stages in the zoeal phase: 5.
Morphological characters of zoea not described.
Megalopa [Cardisoma guanhumi 3]
¥ Number of stages in the megalopal phase: 1.
¥ Morphological characters of megalopa [Table 19 Mgp Pinnotheridae Grapsidae Gecarcinidae Ocypodidae]:
Rostrum deflected ventrally.
Carapace smooth.
Maxillule (mx1) endopod setation: 2, 4.
Maxilla (mx2) endopod setation: 6.
First maxilliped (mxp1) epipod setation: 9.
Third maxilliped (mxp3) epipod setation: 25.
Larval stages described by Costlow and Bookhout, 1968.
Geographical distribution of adult
Occidental Atlantic: Bermuda, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, The West Indies, Colombia, Venezuela and Brazil (Ceará to So Paulo).
Depth range of adult
Mangrove