Kiwa hirsuta

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chirostyloidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda 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