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Neopetrolisthes maculatus

Neopetrolisthes maculatus
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
(H. Milne-Edwards, 1837)
Synonyms 
  • Neopetrolisthes ohshimai Miyake, 1937
  • Petrolisthes ohshimai (Miyake, 1937)
  • Porcellana maculata H. Milne Edwards, 1837

Neopetrolisthes maculatus is a species of porcelain crab from the Indo-Pacific region. 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.



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