Neopetrolisthes maculatus

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]

Neopetrolisthes maculatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Anomura
Family:	Porcellanidae
Genus:	Neopetrolisthes
Species:	N. maculatus
Binomial name
Neopetrolisthes maculatus (H. Milne-Edwards, 1837)
Synonyms[1]
Neopetrolisthes ohshimai Miyake, 1937 Petrolisthes ohshimai (Miyake, 1937) Porcellana maculata H. Milne Edwards, 1837

Photo by Roy Kittrell

Gallery

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  Neopetrolisthes maculatus at Wakatobi National Park, 2015
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  Close up of chelipeds of Neopetrolisthes maculatus, 2006
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  Close up of Neopetrolisthes maculatus at Lembeh, Indonesia, 2016
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  Chelipeds of Neopetrolisthes maculatus at Anilao, Philippines, 2014
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  Neopetrolisthes maculatus pouncing on carpet anemone, 2004
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  Neopetrolisthes maculatus near Sorong, Indonesia, 2015