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]
Gallery
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Neopetrolisthes maculatus at Wakatobi National Park, 2015 -
Close up of chelipeds of Neopetrolisthes maculatus, 2006 -
Close up of Neopetrolisthes maculatus at Lembeh, Indonesia, 2016 -
Chelipeds of Neopetrolisthes maculatus at Anilao, Philippines, 2014 -
Neopetrolisthes maculatus pouncing on carpet anemone, 2004 -
Neopetrolisthes maculatus near Sorong, Indonesia, 2015
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References
- ^ a b Masayuki Osawa (2012). "Neopetrolisthes maculatus (H. Milne Edwards, 1837)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links
Media related to Neopetrolisthes maculatus at Wikimedia Commons- Photos of Neopetrolisthes maculatus on Sealife Collection
