Neopetrolisthes

Neopetrolisthes
Neopetrolisthes maculatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Anomura
Family:	Porcellanidae
Genus:	Neopetrolisthes Miyake, 1937
Type species
Neopetrolisthes ohshimai Miyake, 1937

Neopetrolisthes is a genus of porcelain crabs that live on sea anemones,[1][2] and contains the following three species:[2]

• Neopetrolisthes maculatus (H. Milne-Edwards, 1837) – N. ohshimai Miyake, 1937 is a subjective synonym[2][3]
• Neopetrolisthes alobatus (Laurie, 1926)
• Neopetrolisthes spinatus Osawa & Fujita, 2001[1]

References

1. Akira Asakura (2002). "The Evolution of Mating Systems in Decapod Crustaceans". In Joel W. Martin; Keith A. Crandall; Darryl L. Felder (eds.). Decapod Crustacean Phylogenetics (PDF). CRC Press. pp. 121–182. ISBN 978-1-4200-9258-5.
2. Masayuki Osawa (2012). "Neopetrolisthes Miyake, 1937". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
3. "Genus Neopetrolisthes Miyake, 1937". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. Retrieved June 4, 2010.

External links

• Media related to Neopetrolisthes at Wikimedia Commons