(Linnaeus, 1763)
Zoea [Ucides cordatus 1]
¥ 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 2 setae
Megalopa [Ucides cordatus]
¥ 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: 0, 5.
Maxilla (mx2) endopod setation: 6.
First maxilliped (mxp1) epipod setation: 10.
Third maxilliped (mxp3) epipod setation: 32.
Larval stages described by Rodrigues and Hebling, 1989.
Geographical distribution of adult
Occidental Atlantic: Florida, Gulf of Mexico, The West Indies, Central America, northern South America, Guianas and Brazil (Pará to Santa Catarina).
Depth range of adult
Mangrove