Benedict and Rathbun, 1981
Zoea [Panopeus bermudensis 1, Panopeus bermudensis 2]
¥ Number of stages in the zoeal phase: 4.
¥ Morphological characters of first zoea [Table 11 First zoeae of Xanthidae]:
Carapace without medio-dorsal knob.
Carapace without lateral spines.
Abdominal somites without a sharp postero-lateral process.
Antennule with 3 (sometimes 4) aestetascs and without setae.
Antenna type A (type A).
Maxillule endopod setation: 1, 6.
Maxillule scaphognatite with 4 plumose seate.
Maxillliped 1 basis and endopod setation: 9; 3, 2, 1, 2, 4.
Maxillliped 2 basis and endopod setation: 3; 1, 1, 3.
Furcae of telson with smooth surface.
Telson furcae with 1 dorsal, no outer and no inner spines.
Megalopa [Panopeus bermudensis]
¥ Number of stages in the megalopal phase: 1.
¥ Morphological characters of megalopa [Table 18 Mgp Xanthidae]:
Rostrum short.
Carapace smooth.
Maxillule (mx1) endopod setation: 2, 3.
Maxilla (mx2) endopod setation: 1.
First maxilliped (mxp1) epipod setation: 5.
Third maxilliped (mxp3) epipod setation: 16.
Larval stages described by Martin et al., 1985.
Geographical distribution of adult
Occidental Atlantic: Florida, Gulf of Mexico, The West Indies, northern South America, Guianas and Brazil (Ceará to Santa Catarina)
Oriental Pacific: Mexico to Peru.
Depth range of adult
Intertidal zone - 15 m.