Neopetrolisthes maculatus

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Neopetrolisthes maculatus
File:Porcelain crab Nick Hobgood.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Decapoda
Infraorder:
Anomura
Family:
Porcellanidae
Genus:
Neopetrolisthes
Species:
N. maculatus
Binomial name
Neopetrolisthes maculatus
Synonyms [1]
  • Neopetrolisthes ohshimai Miyake, 1937
  • Petrolisthes ohshimai (Miyake, 1937)
  • Porcellana maculata H. Milne Edwards, 1837
File:Neopetrolisthes maculatus on top of anemone, Anilao Philippines.jpg
Photo by Roy Kittrell

Neopetrolisthes maculatus is a species of porcelain crab from the Indo-Pacific region.[2] It is a small, colourful crustacean with a porcelain-like shell. This porcelain crab is usually found within the stinging tentacles of a number of sea anemone species.[1][3]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Masayuki Osawa (2012). "Neopetrolisthes maculatus (H. Milne Edwards, 1837)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
  2. ↑ Masayuki Osawa & Patsy A. McLaughlin (2010). "Annotated checklist of anomuran decapod crustaceans of the world (exclusive of the Kiwaoidea and families Chirostylidae and Galatheidae of the Galatheoidea) Part II – Porcellanidae" (PDF). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 23: 109–129. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-02.
  3. ↑ Akira Asakura (2002). "The evolution of mating systems in decapod crustaceans" (PDF). In Joel W. Martin; Keith A. Crandall; Darryl L. Felder (eds.). Decapod Crustacean Phylogenetics. CRC Press. pp. 121–182. ISBN 978-1-4200-9258-5.

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