Reproductive Data for Hymenocera picta (Dana)

egg diameter	-
reproductive season	continuous, after each molt
development	indirect (hatch as zoea)
occurrence	Oahu
references	1) S. Kraul and A. Nelson 1986 in The Life Cycle of the Harlequin Shrimp. Fresh. Mar. Aquar. 9(9): 28-31; 2) G. C. Fiedler in The Larval Stages of the Harlequin Shrimp, Hymenocerca picta (Dana), 1994

Phylogenetic Information

phylum	Arthropoda (sub-phylum Crustacea)
class	Malacostraca
order	Decapoda
family	Hymenoceridae
genus	Hymenocera
species	picta (Dana)
reproduction method	sexual; brood eggs (100-5000 eggs)