A. Milne Edwards, 1879
Zoea [Coenophthalmus tridentatus]
¥ Number of stages in the zoeal phase: 1, but with additional undescribed stages.
¥ Morphological characters of first zoea [Table 13 First zoeae of Portunidae]:
Abdominal somites 3-5 with short lateral spines.
Telson-furcal spines: 1 dorsal.
No information about the antennular setation.
No information about the First maxilliped (mxp1) endopod setation.
Megalopa [no illustration available]
¥ Number of stages in the megalopal phase: 1, however, incompletely described.
Morphological characters of megalopa not described.
Larval stages described by Boschi, 1981.
Geographical distribution of adult
Occidental Atlantic: Brazil (Rio de Janeiro to Rio Grande do Sul), Uruguay and Argentina (including Patagonia).
Depth range of adult
15 - 50 m.