Dana, 1851

Zoea [Planes cyaneus]
¥ Number of stages in the zoeal phase: 1, but with additional undescribed stages.
¥ 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 [no illustration available]
¥ Number of stages in the megalopal phase: 1, however, incompletely described.
Morphological characters of megalopa not described.

Larval stages described by Konishi and Minagawa, 1990.

Geographical distribution of adult
Occidental Atlantic: Brazil (Rio Grande do Norte to Rio Grande do Sul), Uruguay and Argentina
Oriental Atlantic: Tropical Africa and Santa Helena Island; IP and OP: California, Peru and Chile.

Depth range of adult
Intertidal zone - 15 m.

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

Status in World Register of Marine Species

Accepted name: Planes cyaneus Dana, 1851

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