Kiwaidae
Also known as: Chʼoshtsoh biláshgaanʼilí, Galathée yéti, Kiwada, Owłosiony homar, Yeti Crab, Yeti-Krabbe, yeti crabs, yeti lobsters
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Decapoda |
| Family | Kiwaidae |
| Published in | Macpherson, Enrique, William Jones, & and Michel Segonzac. (2005). A new squat lobster family of Galatheoidea (Crustacea, Decapoda, Anomura) from the hydrothermal vents of the Pacific-Antarctic Ridge. Zoosystema, Vol. 27, No. 4. |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 1 |
| Species records held | 4 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 10 |
| GBIF key | 8047 |
Genera in Kiwaidae
- Kiwa — 4 species: Kiwa araonae, Kiwa hirsuta, Kiwa puravida, Kiwa tyleri
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.