In caridean shrimps, studies describing embryo development are limited and focus on only a few families:
Alpheidae, Palaemonidae, and Atyidae (Ishikawa, 1885; Weldon, 1887; Brooks and Herrick, 1891; Nair, 1949; Weygoldt, 1961; Jalihal et al., 1993; Nazari et al., 2000; Habashy et al., 2012; Romney and Reiber, 2013: Klann and Scholtz, 2014).
Decapod larvae Larval stages Frequency (%) Sergestoida Family Luciferidae Dana, PI, PII, PIII, MI, 91.66 *** 1852 Lucifer faxoni MII, MIII, J, A Borradaile, 1915 Family Sergestidae Dana, 1852 Acetes americanus PI, PII, PIII, MI, 91.66 *** Ortmann, 1893 MII, MIII Stenopodidea ZI 02.08 * Caridea Family Hippolytidae ZI, ZII, ZIII 02.08 * Bate, 1888 Family
Alpheidae ZI, ZII, ZIII, PL 68.75 *** Rafinesque, 1815 Caridea (others) ZI, ZII, ZIII, PL 70.83 *** Anomura Family Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825 Petrolisthes armatus ZI, ZII 68.75 *** Gibbes, 1850 Porcellanidae (others) ZI, ZII 10.41 ** Family Paguridae ZI, ZII, ZIII, G 62.50 *** Latreille, 1803 Thalassinidea Family Callianassidae ZI, ZII 04.16 * Dana, 1852 Family Upogebiidae Borradaile, 1903 Upogebia spp.