Neopetrolisthes

Genus of crustaceans

Neopetrolisthes
Neopetrolisthes maculatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Decapoda
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

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  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c 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.
Taxon identifiers
Neopetrolisthes


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