Little has been published on the natural history of this species, particularly in the western Atlantic. Lucie Inlet south of Indian River Lagoon and further south to Boca Raton Inlet. The duration of zoeal development averaged 40 days, and the megalopa stage (Fig. 3) lasted another 4 days, for a total average larval period of 44 days. Growth of juveniles in the laboratory was rapid, and sexual maturity of a single female was reached at a size of 77 mm in about 12 months.
Carapace (Fig. 4a).•Dorsal spine long, curved distally, spinulation absent; rostral spine slightly shorter than dorsal spine, about equal to protopod of antenna, spinulation absent; lateral spines present, much shorter than rostral, straight, not spinulate; anterodorsal setae absent; 1 pair of posterodorsal setae; each ventral margin without setae; eyes sitting. Anieninile (Fig. 7a).•Uniramous, endopod absent; exopod unsegmented, with 1 broad, long, 2 slender terminal setae and 1 terminal seta. Antenna (Fig. 8a).•Protopodal process distally spinulate, about equal to rostral spine; endopod absent; exopod unsegmented, with 1 long terminal seta.
Second Jaw (Fig. 16c).•Coxa without setae; base with 4 setae; endopod 3-segmented, with 1,1,5 (3 subterminal and 2 terminal) setae respectively; exopod 2-segmented, distal segment with 4 long, terminal, plumose natatory setae. Maxilla (Fig. 12b).•Coxal endites unchanged; basal endite with an additional spine on proximal lobe; endopod bilobed, unchanged; exopod (scapognathite) margin. First Maxilla (Fig. 14d).•Exopod distal segment with 6 long, terminal, plumose natatorial setae; otherwise unchanged.
Second Maxilla (Fig. 1 6a).•Exopod distal segment with 10 long, terminal, plumose natatorial setae; otherwise unchanged. Maxilla (Fig. 12d).•Coxal endite bilobed, with 3-1-5 setae; basal endite bipedal, with 6-1-6 setae; endopod unchanged; exopod (scaphognathite) margin with 23 setae. Second Maxilla (Fig. 16b).•Exopod distal segment with 12 long terminal plumose natatorial setae; otherwise unchanged.
Second maxilliped (Fig. 16c). • Distal exopod segment with 14 long, terminal, plumose joints; otherwise unchanged. Antennula (Fig. 7e).•Biramous; endopod present, exopod now with 4 proximal setae; 5 -1- 5 thin subterminal setae; terminal esthete unchanged. Maxilla (Fig. 13b).•Coxal endite now with 6-1-5 setae; basal enditi bilobed, with 8-1-8 setae; endopod unchanged; exopod margin (scaphognathite) with 31 setae.
First Jaw (Fig. I4d).•Coxa with 3 setae and epipod; endopod unchanged; exopod distal segment with 16 long, terminal, plumose natatory setae. Second Maxilla (Fig. 16d).•Exopod distal segment with 16 Young, terminal, plumose natatorial setae; otherwise unchanged. However, general features of the megalopa are evident in the photograph of life history stages (Fig. 3a).
The carapaces of the first three crab instars (Fig. 24a, b, c) are rectangular in shape and the number of lateral spines increases from 4 in the first crab to 5 in the third crab instar.
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