(Rathbun, 1897)
Zoea [Metasesarma rubripes 1]
¥ Number of stages in the zoeal phase: 5.
¥ Morphological characters of first zoea [Table 9 First zoeae of Grapsidae]:
Antennal endopod half the length of antennal protopod.
Carapace without lateral spines.
Maxilla (mx2) endopod setation: 2, 3.
First maxilliped (mxp1) basipod setation: 2, 2, 3, 3.
First maxilliped (mxp1) endopod setation: 2, 2, 1, 2, 5.
Megalopa [Metasesarma rubripes]
¥ Number of stages in the megalopal phase: 1.
¥ Morphological characters of megalopa [Table 19 Mgp Pinnotheridae Grapsidae Gecarcinidae Ocypodidae]:
Rostrum short.
Carapace smooth.
Maxillule (mx1) endopod setation: 2, 3.
Maxilla (mx2) endopod setation: 0.
First maxilliped (mxp1) epipod setation: 7.
Third maxilliped (mxp3) epipod setation: 20.
Larval stages described by Díaz and Ewald, 1968; Montú et al., 1990.
Geographical distribution of adult
Occidental Atlantic: Central America, northern South America, Guianas, Brazil (Ceará to Rio Grande do Sul), Uruguay (Montevideo) and Argentina.
Depth range of adult
Salt marshes and mangrove.