Species Neopetrolisthes maculatus (H. Milne Edwards, 1837)
- Porcellana maculata Milne Edwards, H. 1837. Histoire Naturelle des Crustacés, comprenant l'anatomie, la physiologie et la classification de ces animaux. Paris : Libraire Encyclopedique de Roret Vol. 2 532 pp., Atlas 32 pp., 42 pls. [253].
Type data:
Lectotype MNHP ♂, New Ireland.
Paralectotype(s) MNHP, New Ireland.Subsequent designation references:
Haig, J. 1965. The Porcellanidae (Crustacea, Anomura) of Western Australia, with descriptions of four new Australian species. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 48(4): 97-118 [101] (chosen by J. Forest). - Neopetrolisthes ohshimai Miyake, S. 1937. A new crab-shaped anomuran living commensally with a gigantic sea-anemone (Neopetrolisthes ohshimai gen. et sp. nov.). Zoological Magazine, Tokyo 49: 34-36 [35, 1 text-fig].
Type data:
Holotype ZLKU ♂, Shika, Ishigaki-shima, Yaeyama-group, Ryukyu Islands.
Paratype(s) ZLKU ♀ (as allotype).
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Haig, J. 1979. Expédition Rumphius II (1975) Crustacés parasites, commensaux, etc. (Th. Monod et R. Seréne, éd.) V. Porcellanidae (Crustacea, Decapoda, Anomura). Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris [published 1907-1971] 1(1): 119-136 [127]
- Davie, P. 2002. Crustacea: Malacostraca: Eucarida (Part 2): Decapoda—Anomura, Brachyura. In Wells, A. & Houston, W.W.K. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 19.3B. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia xiv 641 pp. [99] (this genus is in need of revision: many authors consider that N. ohshimai is a distinct species; Haig notes that there appear to be two distinct colour forms, one in the Pacific and one in the Indian Ocean, and I concur with this, and indeed believe them to be both good species; both species occur in Australian territorial waters, however, I am reluctant to proscribe the use of the name N. ohshimai for one or other of the two species because the type material of both described species originated from the north-western Pacific and this increases the likelihood that they may be conspecific as Haig believed; it is also possible that the two putative species occur sympatrically over at least part of their range; comparison of the numerous photographs of these animals that have been appearing in underwater guidebooks will be an important tool in resolving this question)
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Christmas Island, and Indo-west Pacific (Madagascar to Ryukyus and Fiji).
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Christmas Island Province (23), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northwest Transition (3), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- Osawa, M. 2014. Porcellanidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from Christmas and Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 30: 255–262 [Date published 25 Dec 2014] [255]
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef, rock reef, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
Commensal with anemones (Stoichactis, Stichodactyla, Entacmaea and Heteractis species), typically found in breeding pairs.
General References
Davie, P. 1998. Wild Guide to Moreton Bay. Wildlife and habitats of a beautiful Australian coast – Noosa to the Tweed. Brisbane : Queensland Museum xxiv 408 pp. [213] (colour picture)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 24-Apr-2012 | 24-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |