taxonID	type	description	language	source
257287ED2F552748FCBBCD0B9981F8BC.taxon	description	Carapace (Fig. 1 a): dorsal spine short and straight; rostral spine anteriorly directed; lateral spines absent; a pair of postero-dorsal setae present; setae absent from ventral carapace margin; eyes sessile. Antennule (Fig. 1 b): uniramous, endopod absent; exopod unsegmented bearing 3 unequal terminal aesthetascs and 2 unequal terminal setae. Antenna (Figs 1 a, c): shorter than rostral spine; protopodal process with 2 rows of spines of increasing size 1 Setation of the exopod (number of simple setae + number of large terminal setae); 2 with two teeth; 3 with an additional setalike protuberance. References of original descriptions: Pereyra Lago (1993 b) (Chiromantes eulimene); Pereyra Lago (1993 a) (Perisesarma guttatum); Pereyra Lago (1989) (Neosarmatium meinerti); Pereyra Lago (1987) (Parasesarma catenata); Baba et al. (1984) and Mia & Shokita (1996) (Helice leachi). towards the tip; endopod absent; exopod reduced to a small bud with a terminal simple seta. Maxillule (Fig. 2 f): epipod seta absent; coxal endite with 6 (3 sparsely plumose, 2 plumodenticulate and 1 simple) setae; basial endite with 5 (1 subterminal, plumodenticulate; 4 stout, terminal plumodenticulate) setae and 2 acute teeth present; endopod 2 - segmented, proximal segment with 1 (plumodenticulate) seta; distal segment with 5 (1 subterminal, plumodenticulate + 4 distal, plumodenticulate) setae; exopod seta absent. Maxilla (Fig. 2 g): coxal endite bilobed bearing 4 (sparsely plumose) + 5 (sparsely plumose) setae, basial endite bilobed with 5 (4 sparsely plumose, 1 plumodenticulate) setae + 4 (2 sparsely plumose, 2 plumodenticulate) setae; endopod bilobed with 2 (1 plumodenticulate, 1 sparsely plumose) setae + 2 (sparsely plumose) setae; scaphognathite (exopod) margin with 4 plumose setae and 1 long distal stout process. First maxilliped (Fig. 2 h): basis with 8 setae (arranged 2 sparsely plumose; 1 sparsely plumose, 1 simple; 2 simple; 2 simple); endopod 5 - segmented with 1 (sparsely plumose), 2 (simple), 1 (sparsely plumose), 2 (plumodenticulate), 5 (1 subterminal simple + 4 terminal plumodenticulate) setae; exopod unsegmented with 4 terminal plumose natatory setae. Second maxilliped (Fig. 2 i): basis with 4 setae (arranged 1 sparsely plumose, 1 sparsely plumose, 1 sparsely plumose, 1 simple); endopod 3 - segmented with 0, 1 (denticulate), 5 (1 subterminal denticulate + 1 terminal simple, 3 terminal sparsely plumose) setae; exopod unsegmented with 4 terminal plumose natatory setae. Third maxilliped: absent Pereiopods: absent Abdomen (Figs 1 a, d): 5 somites; somite 2 with a pair of dorsolateral processes directed anteriorly; somites 3 – 5 with 1 pair of dorsolateral processes directed ventrally; postero-lateral processes in all somites, small in somite 1, acute in somite 2, and more developed, bearing distinct lobes in somites 3 – 5; a pair of median postero-dorsal setae in somites 2 – 5; maximum abdomen width at somite 4. Telson (Figs 1 d, e): with 2 postero-lateral pairs of spines, the posterior one smaller; dorsal median spine absent; small denticles distributed in scattered patches, but completely covering intermediate regions of forks; forks small, slightly divergent; posterior margin with 3 pairs of stout setae spinulated as shown in Fig. 1 (e).	en	Flores, Augusto A. V., Paula, José, Dray, Tiago (2003): First zoeal stages of grapsoid crabs (Crustacea: Brachyura) from the East African coast. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 137 (3): 355-383, DOI: 10.1046/j.1096-3642.2003.00054.x, URL: https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-lookup/doi/10.1046/j.1096-3642.2003.00054.x
257287ED2F522747FCBCCECE98CEF980.taxon	description	Carapace (Fig. 3 a): rostral spine straight. Antenna (Figs 3 a, c): as long as rostral spine; protopodal process with 2 rows of a few large spines of increasing size towards the tip. Maxillule (Fig. 4 f): coxal endite with 6 (sparsely plumose) setae. Maxilla (Fig. 4 g): basial endite bilobed with 5 (3 sparsely plumose, 2 plumodenticulate) setae + 4 (3 sparsely plumose, 1 plumodenticulate) setae; endopod bilobed with 2 (sparsely plumose) + 2 (sparsely plumose) setae. First maxilliped (Fig. 4 h): basis with 8 setae (arranged 1 sparsely plumose, 1 simple; 2 simple; 2 simple; 2 simple); endopod five-segmented with 1 (simple), 2 (simple), 1 (simple), 2 (plumodenticulate), 5 (1 subterminal simple + 4 terminal plumodenticulate) setae. Second maxilliped (Fig. 4 i): basis with 4 setae (arranged 1 sparsely plumose, 1 sparsely plumose, 1 simple, 1 simple); endopod 3 - segmented with 0, 1 (denticulate), 5 (1 subterminal denticulate + 2 terminal simple, 2 terminal sparsely plumose) setae. Abdomen (Figs 3 a, d): postero-lateral processes in all somites, small in somite 1, larger but still blunt in somite 2, and especially well-developed in somite 3. Telson (Figs 3 d, e): with 2 postero-lateral pairs of spines, the posterior one larger; forks small, divergent. ILYOGRAPSUS PALUDICOLA (RATHBUN, 1909) (FIGS 5,6)	en	Flores, Augusto A. V., Paula, José, Dray, Tiago (2003): First zoeal stages of grapsoid crabs (Crustacea: Brachyura) from the East African coast. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 137 (3): 355-383, DOI: 10.1046/j.1096-3642.2003.00054.x, URL: https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-lookup/doi/10.1046/j.1096-3642.2003.00054.x
257287ED2F522747FCBCCECE98CEF980.taxon	description	0.01. Carapace (Fig. 5 a): with large lateral expansions, bearing a distinct spine on posterior edge; dorsal spine absent; rostral spine short; lateral spines absent; 1 pair of dorsal setae present; eyes sessile. Antennule (Fig. 5 b): uniramous, endopod absent; exopod unsegmented bearing 2 terminal aesthetascs and 1 terminal seta. Antenna (Figs 5 a, c): of similar size to rostral spine; protopodal process with 2 rows of spines of different size; endopod absent; exopod well developed, slightly longer than protopodal process, with spines aligned, smaller towards the tip. Maxillule (Fig. 6 f): epipod seta absent; coxal endite with 5 (2 sparsely plumose, 3 denticulate) setae; basial endite with 5 (1 subterminal, plumodenticulate, 4 stout, terminal denticulate) setae; endopod 2 - segmented with 1 (simple) seta on proximal segment and 5 (1 simple, subterminal + 4 distal, plumodenticulate) setae in distal segment; exopod seta absent. Maxilla (Fig. 6 g): coxal endite bilobed bearing 4 (sparsely plumose) + 3 (sparsely plumose) setae, basial endite bilobed with 5 (2 sparsely plumose, 3 plumodenticulate) setae + 4 (1 sparsely plumose, 3 plumodenticulate) setae; endopod bilobed with 2 (1 longer plumodenticulate, 1 shorter sparsely plumose) setae + 2 (1 longer plumodenticulate, 1 shorter sparsely plumose) setae; scaphognathite (exopod) margin with 4 plumose setae and 1 long distal stout process. First maxilliped (Fig. 6 h): basis with 9 setae (arranged 2 sparsely plumose; 2 sparsely plumose; 2 sparsely plumose, 1 simple; 2 sparsely plumose); endopod 5 - segmented with 2 (1 sparsely plumose, 1 simple), 2 (simple), 1 (simple), 2 (sparsely plumose), 5 (1 subterminal sparsely plumose + 2 terminal plumodenticulate, 2 terminal sparsely plumose) setae; exopod unsegmented with 4 terminal plumose natatory setae. Second maxilliped (Fig. 6 i): basis with 4 setae (arranged 1 sparsely plumose, 1 sparsely plumose, 1 simple, 1 sparsely plumose); endopod 3 - segmented with 0, 1 (simple), 5 (1 terminal simple, 4 terminal sparsely plumose) setae; exopod unsegmented with 4 terminal plumose natatory setae. Third maxilliped: absent Pereiopods: absent Abdomen (Figs 5 a, d): 5 somites; somites 2 – 3 with a pair of lateral processes, posteriorly directed in somite 3; postero-lateral process only conspicuous in somite 1; a pair of median postero-dorsal setae in somites 2 – 5. Telson (Figs 5 d, e): small spinules distributed in scattered patches, lateral and dorsal medial spines absent; acute denticles bordering the proximal inner margin of forks and a row of small denticles aligned close to the outer margin; forks slightly divergent; posterior margin with 3 pairs of stout setae margined by spinulae of different size.	en	Flores, Augusto A. V., Paula, José, Dray, Tiago (2003): First zoeal stages of grapsoid crabs (Crustacea: Brachyura) from the East African coast. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 137 (3): 355-383, DOI: 10.1046/j.1096-3642.2003.00054.x, URL: https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-lookup/doi/10.1046/j.1096-3642.2003.00054.x
257287ED2F5D2740FF01C8869BFFFE98.taxon	description	0.01, CL 0.53 mm ± 0.04. Carapace (Fig. 7 a): with a slight postero-dorsal protuberance; dorsal spine straight; rostral spine relatively long, anteriorly directed; lateral spines absent; a pair of dorsal setae present; eyes sessile. Antennule (Fig. 7 b): uniramous, endopod absent; exopod unsegmented bearing 2 terminal aesthetascs and 2 unequal terminal setae. Antenna (Figs 7 a, c): much shorter than rostral spine; protopodal process anteriorly covered with numerous spines of similar size; endopod absent; exopod absent. Maxillule (Fig. 8 f): epipod seta absent; coxal endite with 6 (3 sparsely plumose, 3 plumodenticulate) setae; basial endite with 5 (1 subterminal, sparsely plumose; 4 stout, terminal plumodenticulate) setae, 1 acute tooth in distal margin; endopod 2 - segmented, proximal segment with 1 (simple) seta, distal segment with 5 (1 subterminal, plumodenticulate + 4 distal, plumodenticulate) setae; exopod seta absent. Maxilla (Fig. 8 g): coxal endite bilobed bearing 5 (sparsely plumose) + 4 (sparsely plumose) setae, basial endite bilobed with 5 (1 sparsely plumose, 4 plumodenticulate) setae + 4 (plumodenticulate) setae; endopod bilobed with 2 (1 longer plumodenticulate, 1 shorter sparsely plumose) setae + 2 (sparsely plumose) setae; scaphognathite (exopod) margin with 4 plumose setae and 1 long distal stout process. First maxilliped (Fig. 8 h): basis with 8 setae (arranged 2 sparsely plumose; 1 sparsely plumose, 1 simple; 1 sparsely plumose, 1 simple; 1 sparsely plumose, 1 simple); endopod 5 - segmented with 1 (sparsely plumose), 2 (sparsely plumose), 1 (plumodenticulate), 2 (plumodenticulate), 5 (1 subterminal simple + 4 terminal plumodenticulate) setae; exopod unsegmented with 4 terminal plumose natatory setae. Second maxilliped (Fig. 8 i): basis with 4 setae (arranged 1 sparsely plumose, 1 sparsely plumose, 1 sparsely plumose, 1 sparsely plumose); endopod 3 - segmented with 0, 1 (denticulate), 5 (1 subterminal denticulate + 1 subterminal simple, 3 terminal sparsely plumose) setae; exopod unsegmented with 4 terminal plumose natatory setae. Third maxilliped: absent Pereiopods: absent Abdomen (Figs 7 a, d): 5 somites; somite 2 and 3 with 1 pair of dorsolateral processes ventrally; posterolateral processes reduced in somite 1, short and nearly blunt in somites 2 and 3, forming large lateral expansions in somites 4 and 5, much larger in the latter; a pair of median postero-dorsal setae in somites 2 – 5; maximum abdomen width at somite 5. Telson (Figs 7 d, e): small setae distributed in scattered patches, nearly covering the forks; lateral and dorsal medial spines absent; forks small, slightly divergent; posterior margin with 3 pairs of stout setae regularly spinulated as shown in Fig. 7 (e).	en	Flores, Augusto A. V., Paula, José, Dray, Tiago (2003): First zoeal stages of grapsoid crabs (Crustacea: Brachyura) from the East African coast. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 137 (3): 355-383, DOI: 10.1046/j.1096-3642.2003.00054.x, URL: https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-lookup/doi/10.1046/j.1096-3642.2003.00054.x
257287ED2F5A2740FF2DCFBB9C4CFCEC.taxon	description	Dimensions: TT 0.62 mm ± 0.01, CW 0.29 mm ± 0.02, CL 0.43 mm ± 0.01. Carapace (Fig. 9 a): with a distinct postero-dorsal protuberance; dorsal spine short and straight; rostral spine straight and larger than dorsal spine; lateral spines absent; a pair of dorsal setae present; eyes sessile. Antennule (Fig. 9 b): uniramous, endopod absent; exopod unsegmented bearing 3 unequal terminal aesthetascs and 1 terminal seta. Antenna (Figs 9 a, c): slightly shorter than rostral spine; protopodal process with scattered spines of increasing size towards the tip; endopod absent; exopod very reduced bearing a terminal simple seta. Maxillule (Fig. 10 f): epipod seta absent; coxal endite with 6 (sparsely plumose) setae; basial endite with 5 (1 subterminal, plumodenticulate; 3 stout, terminal plumodenticulate; 1 stout, terminal denticulate) seta; 1 acute tooth present in distal margin; endopod 2 - segmented, proximal segment with 1 (sparsely plumose) seta, distal segment with 5 (1 subterminal, sparsely plumose + 4 terminal plumodenticulate) setae; exopod seta absent. Maxilla (Fig. 10 g): coxal endite bilobed bearing 5 (sparsely plumose) + 4 (sparsely plumose) setae, basial endite bilobed with 5 (sparsely plumose) + 4 (sparsely plumose) setae; endopod bilobed with 2 (sparsely plumose) + 2 (sparsely plumose) setae; scaphognathite (exopod) margin with 4 plumose setae and 1 long distal stout process. First maxilliped (Fig. 10 h): basis with 8 setae (arranged 2 simple; 2 simple; 2 simple; 2 simple); endopod 5 - segmented with 1 (simple), 2 (simple), 1 (simple), 2 (1 simple, 1 plumodenticulate), 5 (1 subterminal simple + 4 terminal plumodenticulate) setae; exopod unsegmented with 4 terminal plumose natatory setae. Second maxilliped (Fig. 10 i): basis with 4 setae (arranged 1 sparsely plumose, 1 sparsely plumose, 1 simple, 1 simple); endopod 3 - segmented with 0, 1 (simple), 5 (1 subterminal denticulate + 1 subterminal simple, 1 terminal simple, 2 terminal sparsely plumose) setae; exopod unsegmented with 4 terminal plumose natatory setae. Third maxilliped: absent Pereiopods: absent Abdomen (Figs 9 a, d): 5 somites; somite 2 with 1 pair of dorsolateral processes directed anteriorly, somites 3 – 4 with 1 pair of dorsolateral processes directed ventrally; postero-lateral processes in all somites, small in somite 1, and increasingly conspicuous, bearing distinct lobes in somites 2 – 5; a pair of median postero-dorsal setae in somites 2 – 5; maximum abdomen width at somite 4. Telson (Figs 9 d, e): with 2 postero-lateral pairs of spines, the posterior one larger; dorsal median spine absent; small setae distributed in scattered patches, almost covering forks except the tips; forks small, slightly divergent; posterior margin with 3 pairs of stout setae spinulated as shown in Fig. 9 (e).	en	Flores, Augusto A. V., Paula, José, Dray, Tiago (2003): First zoeal stages of grapsoid crabs (Crustacea: Brachyura) from the East African coast. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 137 (3): 355-383, DOI: 10.1046/j.1096-3642.2003.00054.x, URL: https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-lookup/doi/10.1046/j.1096-3642.2003.00054.x
257287ED2F5A275FFCBCCD6F9833FE6C.taxon	description	Dimensions: TT 0.80 mm ± 0.02, CW 0.37 mm ± 0.02, CL 0.46 mm ± 0.02. Carapace (Fig. 11 a): without a distinct postero-dorsal protuberance as found in P. minutus. Antennule (Fig. 11 b): with 2 terminal setae. Antenna (Figs 11 a, c): protopodal process with 2 rows of spines of increasing size towards the tip. Maxillule (Fig. 12 f): coxal endite with 6 (4 sparsely plumose, 1 simple, 1 plumodenticulate) setae; basial endite with 5 (1 subterminal, plumodenticulate; 1 stout, terminal sparsely plumose; 2 stout, terminal plumodenticulate; 1 stout, terminal denticulate) setae. First maxilliped (Fig. 12 h): basis with 8 setae (arranged 2 sparsely plumose; 2 sparsely plumose; 2 sparsely plumose; 2 sparsely plumose); endopod 5 - segmented with 1 (sparsely plumose), 2 (sparsely plumose), 1 (plumodenticulate), 2 (plumodenticulate), 5 (1 subterminal simple + 4 terminal plumodenticulate) setae. Second maxilliped (Fig. 12 i): basis with 4 setae (arranged 1 sparsely plumose, 1 sparsely plumose, 1 sparsely plumose, 1 sparsely plumose); endopod 3 - segmented with 0, 1 (denticulate), 5 (1 subterminal simple + 1 subterminal denticulate, 2 terminal sparsely plumose, 1 terminal simple) setae. Abdomen (Figs 11 a, d): somite 2 with 1 pair of dorsolateral processes directed anteriorly, somite 3 with 1 pair of dorsolateral processes directed ventrally; lateral processes absent in somite 4; postero-lateral processes in somites 2 – 5, small in somite 2, and conspicuous, bearing distinct lobes in somites 3 – 5. Telson (Figs 11 d, e): with 2 postero-lateral pairs of spines of similar size; spinules distributed over margins and distal half of forks, except the tips; forks small, divergent.	en	Flores, Augusto A. V., Paula, José, Dray, Tiago (2003): First zoeal stages of grapsoid crabs (Crustacea: Brachyura) from the East African coast. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 137 (3): 355-383, DOI: 10.1046/j.1096-3642.2003.00054.x, URL: https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-lookup/doi/10.1046/j.1096-3642.2003.00054.x
257287ED2F45275AFF3ECFF89B0EFB62.taxon	description	Carapace (Fig. 13 a): dorsal spine slightly curved posteriorly; rostral spine straight, of similar size of dorsal spine; lateral spines absent; a pair of posterodorsal and a pair of antero-dorsal setae present; eyes sessile. Antennule (Fig. 13 b): uniramous, endopod absent; exopod unsegmented bearing 3 unequal terminal aesthetascs and 1 terminal seta. Antenna (Figs 13 a, c): of similar size than rostral spine; protopodal process with aligned spines of different size; endopod absent; exopod developed but considerably shorter than protopodal process, with 2 very reduced, 1 small and 1 stout, long-terminal setae. Maxillule (Fig. 14 f): epipod seta absent; coxal endite with 5 (denticulate) setae; basial endite with 5 (1 subterminal, denticulate; 4 stout, terminal denticulate) setae, 2 acute teeth also present; endopod 2 - segmented, proximal segment with 1 (simple) seta, distal segment with 5 (1 subterminal, sparsely plumose + 4 distal, plumodenticulate) setae; exopod seta absent. Maxilla (Fig. 14 g): coxal endite bilobed bearing 5 (sparsely plumose) + 3 (sparsely plumose) setae, basial endite bilobed with 5 (plumodenticulate) + 4 (plumodenticulate) setae; endopod bilobed with 2 (unequal, plumodenticulate) + 3 (plumodenticulate) setae; scaphognathite (exopod) margin with 4 plumose setae and 1 long distal stout process. First maxilliped (Fig. 14 h): basis with 10 setae (arranged 2 simple; 2 simple; 3 simple; 3 simple); endopod 5 - segmented with 2 (sparsely plumose), 2 (sparsely plumose), 1 (sparsely plumose), 2 (1 sparsely plumose, 1 plumodenticulate), 5 (1 subterminal sparsely plumose + 4 terminal plumodenticulate) setae; exopod unsegmented with 4 terminal plumose natatory setae. Second maxilliped (Fig. 14 i): basis with 4 setae arranged (1 simple, 1 simple, 1 simple, 1 simple); endopod 3 - segmented with 0, 1 (plumodenticulate), 6 (1 subterminal, sparsely plumose + 1 subterminal, simple; 4 terminal simple) setae; exopod unsegmented with 4 terminal plumose natatory setae. Third maxilliped: absent Pereiopods: absent Abdomen (Figs 13 a, d): 5 somites; somite 2 with 1 pair of dorsolateral processes directed anteriorly, somite 3 with 1 pair of dorsolateral processes directed ventrally; postero-lateral processes in somites 2 – 5, round in somite 2, and increasingly acute in somites 3 – 5; a pair of median postero-dorsal setae in somites 2 – 5. Telson (Figs 13 a, d, e): lateral and dorsal medial spines absent; small setae arranged in a few patches in proximal fourth of forks, small spines bordering margins of forks, except for the proximal fourth and tip; forks large, curved dorsally and divergent; posterior margin with 3 pairs of stout setae spinulated. SESARMA LEPTOSOMA HILGENDORF, 1869 (FIGS 15,16) Dimensions: TT 0.63 mm ± 0.02, CW 0.44 mm ± 0.04, CL 0.42 mm ± 0.02. Carapace (Fig. 15 a): small spinules bordering ventral margins; dorsal spine strongly curved posteriorly; rostral spine straight, slightly shorter than dorsal spine; lateral spines absent; a pair of postero-dorsal and a pair of antero-dorsal setae present; eyes sessile. Antennule (Fig. 15 b): uniramous, endopod absent; exopod unsegmented bearing 3 terminal aesthetascs and 3 terminal setae of unequal size. Antenna (Figs 15 a, c): similar in size to rostral spine; protopodal process with 2 rows of spines of different size, smaller ones aligned in distal third of process, except the tips; endopod absent; exopod developed but shorter than protopodal process, with 3 very reduced, 1 small and 1 stout, long-terminal setae. Maxillule (Fig. 16 f): epipod seta absent; coxal endite with 6 (3 sparsely plumose, 3 plumodenticulate) setae; basial endite with 5 (1 subterminal, plumodenticulate; 4 stout, terminal plumodenticulate) setae, 2 acute teeth also present; endopod 2 - segmented, proximal segment with 1 (simple) seta, distal segment with 5 (1 subterminal, simple + 4 distal, plumodenticulate) setae; exopod seta absent. Maxilla (Fig. 16 g): coxal endite bilobed bearing 5 (sparsely plumose) + 3 (sparsely plumose) setae, basial endite bilobed with 5 (2 sparsely plumose, 3 plumodenticulate) setae + 4 (3 sparsely plumose, 1 plumodenticulate) setae; endopod bilobed with 2 (unequal, sparsely plumose) + 3 (sparsely plumose) setae; scaphognathite (exopod) margin with 4 plumose setae and 1 long distal stout process. First maxilliped (Fig. 16 h): basis with 9 setae (arranged 2 simple; 2 simple; 3 simple; 2 simple); endopod 5 - segmented with 2 (simple), 2 (1 simple, 1 sparsely plumose), 1 (simple), 2 (simple), 5 (1 subterminal simple + 1 terminal simple, 3 terminal plumodenticulate) setae; exopod unsegmented with 4 terminal plumose natatory setae. Second maxilliped (Fig. 16 i): basis with 4 setae (arranged 1 sparsely plumose, 1 simple, 1 simple, 1 simple) setae; endopod 3 - segmented with 0, 1 (plumodenticulate), 6 (1 subterminal simple + 4 terminal simple, 1 terminal plumodenticulate) setae; exopod unsegmented with 4 terminal plumose natatory setae. Third maxilliped: absent Pereiopods: absent Abdomen (Figs 15 a, d): 5 somites; somite 2 with 1 pair of dorsolateral processes directed anteriorly, somite 3 with 1 pair of dorsolateral processes directed ventrally; postero-lateral processes from round to acute in somites 1 – 5; a pair of median postero-dorsal setae in somites 2 – 5. Telson (Figs 15 d, e): lateral and dorsal medial spines absent; small setae distributed in scattered patches, small spines in fork margins, except for the tips; forks large, slightly divergent; posterior margin with 3 pairs of stout setae, the median ones with proximal larger spinulae on external margin.	en	Flores, Augusto A. V., Paula, José, Dray, Tiago (2003): First zoeal stages of grapsoid crabs (Crustacea: Brachyura) from the East African coast. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 137 (3): 355-383, DOI: 10.1046/j.1096-3642.2003.00054.x, URL: https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-lookup/doi/10.1046/j.1096-3642.2003.00054.x
257287ED2F40275AFF28CB069D64F905.taxon	description	0.03, CL 0.50 mm ± 0.04. Carapace (Fig. 17 a): carapace globose; dorsal spine posteriorly directed; rostral spine straight, anteriorly directed, slightly shorter than dorsal spine; small lateral spines present; a pair of dorsal setae present; eyes sessile. Antennule (Fig. 17 b): uniramous, endopod absent; exopod unsegmented bearing 3 terminal aesthetascs of unequal size and 1 terminal seta. Antenna (Figs 17 a, c): similar in size to rostral spine; protopodal process with 2 rows of spines, larger in the inner margin; endopod absent; exopod developed but shorter than protopodal process, with 2 very reduced, 1 small and 1 stout, long-terminal setae. Maxillule (Fig. 18 f): epipod seta absent; coxal endite with 6 (5 sparsely plumose, 1 plumodenticulate) setae; basial endite with 5 (1 subterminal, plumodenticulate; 2 stout, terminal sparsely plumose; 2 stout, terminal plumodenticulate) setae, 2 acute teeth also present; endopod 2 - segmented, proximal segment with 1 (simple) seta, distal segment with 5 (1 subterminal, simple + 4 distal, plumodenticulate) setae; exopod seta absent. Maxilla (Fig. 18 g): coxal endite bilobed bearing 5 (1 simple, 2 sparsely plumose, 2 plumodenticulate) setae + 4 (3 sparsely plumose, 1 simple) setae, basial endite bilobed with 5 (2 sparsely plumose, 3 plumodenticulate) + 5 (plumodenticulate) setae; endopod bilobed with 2 (unequal, sparsely plumose) + 3 (unequal, sparsely plumose) setae; scaphognathite (exopod) margin with 4 plumose setae and 1 long distal stout process. First maxilliped (Fig. 18 h): basis with 10 setae (arranged 2 sparsely plumose; 2 simple; 1 sparsely plumose, 2 simple; 1 sparsely plumose, 2 simple); endopod 5 - segmented with 2 (simple), 2 (sparsely plumose), 1 (sparsely plumose), 2 (1 simple, 1 sparsely plumose), 5 (1 subterminal simple + 1 terminal simple, 3 terminal plumodenticulate) setae; exopod unsegmented with 4 terminal plumose natatory setae. Second maxilliped (Fig. 18 i): basis with 4 setae (arranged 1 sparsely plumose, 1 sparsely plumose, 1 sparsely plumose, 1 sparsely plumose); endopod 3 - segmented with 1 (simple), 1 (plumodenticulate), 6 (1 subterminal denticulate + 3 subterminal simple, 2 terminal sparsely plumose) setae; exopod unsegmented with 4 terminal plumose natatory setae. Third maxilliped: absent Pereiopods: absent Abdomen (Figs 17 a, d): 5 somites; somite 2 with 1 pair of dorsolateral processes directed anteriorly, somite 3 with 1 pair of dorsolateral processes directed ventrally; postero-lateral processes from round to acute in somites 1 – 5, indented in somites 3 – 5; a pair of median postero-dorsal setae in somites 2 – 5. Telson (Figs 17 d, e): a pair of minute lateral spines present; small setae distributed in scattered patches, small spines in fork margins, except for the tips; forks large, divergent; posterior margin with 3 pairs of stout setae, the median one with proximal larger spinulae on external margin.	en	Flores, Augusto A. V., Paula, José, Dray, Tiago (2003): First zoeal stages of grapsoid crabs (Crustacea: Brachyura) from the East African coast. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 137 (3): 355-383, DOI: 10.1046/j.1096-3642.2003.00054.x, URL: https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-lookup/doi/10.1046/j.1096-3642.2003.00054.x
