Kiwa hirsuta

Kiwa hirsuta

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chirostyloidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Mandibulata Cladus: Pancrustacea Superclassis: Multicrustacea Classis: Malacostraca Subclassis: Eumalacostraca Superordo: Eucarida Ordo: Decapoda Subordo: Pleocyemata Infraordo: Anomura Superfamilia: Chirostyloidea

Familia: Kiwaidae
Genus: Kiwa
Species: Kiwa hirsuta

Name

Kiwa hirsuta Macpherson, Jones & Segonzac, 2005

References

Primary references

• Macpherson, E., Jones, W. & Segonzac, M. 2005. A new squat lobster family of Galatheoidea (Crustacea, Decapoda, Anomura) from the hydrothermal vents of the Pacific-Antarctic Ridge. Zoosystema 27(4): 709–723. PDF Reference page. 

Additional references

• Ifremer (Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer). Image du mois: Kiwa hirsuta: le crustacé décapode très velu an enfin un nom![1]
• BBC (8 Mar 2006): 'Furry lobster' find in Pacific[2]

Vernacular names

• Deutsch: Yeti-Krabbe
• English: Yeti crab
• français: Galathée yéti
• עברית: סרטן היטי
• 日本語: キワ・ヒルスタ
• Diné bizaad: Chʼoshtsoh biláshgaanʼilí
• polski: Owłosiony homar
• svenska: Kiwada
• 中文: 基瓦多毛怪

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