(Fabricius, 1787)
Zoea [Ocypode quadrata 1]
¥ Number of stages in the zoeal phase: 5.
¥ Morphological characters of first zoea only described at generic level [Table 10 First zoeae of Ocypodidae]:
Carapace with lateral spine.
Antennal exopod with 2 setae
Megalopa [Ocypode quadrata]
¥ 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: 3.
Maxilla (mx2) endopod setation: 7.
First maxilliped (mxp1) epipod setation: ca. 20.
Third maxilliped (mxp3) epipod setation: ca. 54.
Larval stages described by Díaz and Costlow, 1972.
Geographical distribution of adult
Occidental Atlantic: Florida, Bermuda, Gulf of Mexico, Central America, The West Indies, northern South America, Guianas and Brazil (Fernando de Noronha, Pará to Rio Grande do Sul).
Depth range of adult
Intertidal zone.