Kiwaidae

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 (1): Kiwa

Name

Kiwaidae Macpherson, Jones & Segonzac, 2005

Authority for current placement: Schnabel & Ahyong, 2010: 59

Type genus: Kiwa Macpherson, Jones & Segonzac, 2005: 712

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

• Baba, K. et al. 2008: Catalogue of squat lobsters of the world (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura—families Chirostylidae, Galatheidae and Kiwaidae). Zootaxa 1905: 1–220. Abstract & excerpt PDF Reference page. 
• Roterman, C.N. et al. 2013: The biogeography of the yeti crabs (Kiwaidae) with notes on the phylogeny of the Chirostyloidea (Decapoda: Anomura). Proceedings of the Royal Society (B) 280(1764) DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2013.0718 Reference page. 
• Schnabel, K.E. & Ahyong, S.T. 2010. A new classification of the Chirostyloidea (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura). Zootaxa 2687: 56–64. Preview ResearchGate . Reference page. 

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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