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Kiwaidae

Also known as: Chʼoshtsoh biláshgaanʼilí, Galathée yéti, Kiwada, Owłosiony homar, Yeti Crab, Yeti-Krabbe, yeti crabs, yeti lobsters

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassMalacostraca
OrderDecapoda
FamilyKiwaidae
Published inMacpherson, 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.
HabitatMARINE
Genera1
Species records held4
Descendant taxa (GBIF)10
GBIF key8047

Genera in Kiwaidae

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.