Nobili, 1901
Zoea Uca uruguayensis 1, Uca uruguayensis 2, Uca uruguayensis 3]
¥ Number of stages in the zoeal phase: 5(6).
¥ Morphological characters of first zoea [Table 10 First zoeae of Ocypodidae]:
Carapace without lateral spine.
Antennal exopod with 3 setae.
Antennule with 2(3) aesthetascs and 1(2) setae.
Maxillule (mx1) protopod with 1 seta.
First maxilliped (mxp1) endopod setation: 2, 2, 1, 2, 5.
Number of dorsal setae on abdominal somites 1-5: respectively 1, 2, 2, 2, 2.
Megalopa [Uca uruguayensis]
¥ 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.
Maxilla (mx2) endopod setation: 0.
First maxilliped (mxp1) epipod setation: 6(7).
Third maxilliped (mxp3) epipod setation: ca. 19.
Larval stages described by Rieger, 1996.
Geographical distribution of adult
Occidental Atlantic: Brazil (Rio de Janeiro to Rio Grande do Sul), Uruguay and Argentina.
Depth range of adult
Mangrove