Neopetrolisthes maculatus | |
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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) |
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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.