(H. Milne Edwards, 1837)
Zoea
¥ Number of stages in the zoeal phase: 1+.
¥ Morphological characters of first zoea [Table 9 First zoeae of Grapsidae]:
Antennal endopod rudimentary compared to antennal protopod.
Carapace without lateral spines.
Maxilla (mx2) endopod setation: 2, 2.
First maxilliped (mxp1) basipod setation: 2, 2, 2, 2.
First maxilliped (mxp1) endopod setation: 1, 2, 1, 2, 5.
Megalopa
Morphological characters of megalopa not described.
Larval stage described by Guerao et al., 2001.
Geographical distribution of adult
Occidental Atlantic: Bermuda, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, The West Indies, northern South America and Brazil (Rio de Janeiro to Rio Grande do Sul)
Oriental Atlantic: Senegal to Angola and Cape Verde Islands
Oriental Pacific: California to northern Chile, Galapagos Islands and Hawaii.
Depth range of adult
Intertidal zone.