(Gibbes, 1850)

Zoea [Pachygrapsus transversus]
¥ Number of stages in the zoeal phase: 11.
¥ Morphological characters of first zoea [Table 9 First zoeae of Grapsidae]:
Antennal endopod rudimentary compared to antennal protopod.
Carapace with knob-like 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 [no illustration available]
¥ Number of stages in the megalopal phase: 1.
¥ Morphological characters of megalopa [Table 19 Mgp Pinnotheridae Grapsidae Gecarcinidae Ocypodidae]:
Rostrum short, ventrally defelcted.
Carapace smooth.
Maxillule (mx1) endopod without setae.
Maxilla (mx2) endopod without setae.
First maxilliped (mxp1) epipod with 12-14 setae.
Third maxilliped (mxp3) epipod with 40+ setae.

Larval stages described by Cuesta and Rodrigues, 1994; Flores et al., 1998.

Geographical distribution of adult
Occidental Atlantic: Bermuda, North Carolina to Florida, Gulf of Mexico, The West Indies, northern South America, Brazil (Trindade Island, Ceará to Rio Grande do Sul) and Uruguay
Oriental Atlantic: Cape Verde Island to Angola, Mediterranean Sea
Oriental Pacific: California to Peru.

Depth range of adult
Intertidal zone.

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Crustacea
Class Malacostraca
Subclass Eumalacostraca
Superorder Eucarida
Order Decapoda
Suborder Pleocyemata
Infraorder Brachyura
Superfamily Grapsoidea
Family Grapsidae
Subfamily Grapsinae
Genus Pachygrapsus
Species Pachygrapsus transversus

Status in World Register of Marine Species

Accepted name: Pachygrapsus transversus (Gibbes, 1850)

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