- Neopetrolisthes ohshimai
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Neopetrolisthes ohshimai 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Crustacea Class: Malacostraca Order: Decapoda Infraorder: Anomura Family: Porcellanidae Genus: Neopetrolisthes Species: N. ohshimai Binomial name Neopetrolisthes ohshimai
Miyake, 1937Neopetrolisthes ohshimai is a species of porcelain crab from the north-western Pacific Ocean, which may be synonymous with Neopetrolisthes maculatus.[1] 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.[2]
References
- ^ Masayuki Osawa & Patsy A. McLaughlin (2010). Part II – Porcellanidae. In Martyn E. Y. Low and S. H. Tan. "Annotated checklist of anomuran decapod crustaceans of the world (exclusive of the Kiwaoidea and families Chirostylidae and Galatheidae of the Galatheoidea)" (PDF). Zootaxa Suppl. 23: 109–129. http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/rbz/biblio/s23/s23rbz109-129.pdf.
- ^ Akira Asakura (2002). "The evolution of mating systems in decapod crustaceans". In Joel W. Martin, Keith A. Crandall & Darryl L. Felder (PDF). Decapod Crustacean Phylogenetics. CRC Press. pp. 121–182. ISBN 978-1-4200-9258-5. http://decapoda.arthroinfo.org/pdfs/30942/30942.pdf.
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