Neopetrolisthes_maculatus

<i>Neopetrolisthes maculatus</i>

Neopetrolisthes maculatus

Species of crustacean

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]
    Masayuki Osawa (2012). "Neopetrolisthes maculatus (H. Milne Edwards, 1837)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
  2. [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. [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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