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Kiwa Macpherson, W Jones & Segonzac, 2005

Kiwa hirsuta
Kiwa hirsuta

249750  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:249750)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Arthropoda (Phylum)
  4. Crustacea (Subphylum)
  5. Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  6. Malacostraca (Class)
  7. Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
  8. Eucarida (Superorder)
  9. Decapoda (Order)
  10. Pleocyemata (Suborder)
  11. Anomura (Infraorder)
  12. Chirostyloidea (Superfamily)
  13. Kiwaidae (Family)
  14. Kiwa (Genus)
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Genus
Kiwa hirsuta Macpherson, Jones & Segonzac, 2005 (type by original designation)

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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. <em>Zoosystema.</em> 27(4): 709-723. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Etymology The name refers to the goddess of the shellfish in the Polynesian mythology (Kiwa). The gender is femine.  
Etymology The name refers to the goddess of the shellfish in the Polynesian mythology (Kiwa). The gender is femine. [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Kiwa Macpherson, W Jones & Segonzac, 2005. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=249750 on 2025-03-14
Date
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2007-12-05 05:30:54Z
created
Vanden Berghe, Edward
2018-04-29 16:37:19Z
changed
De Grave, Sammy
2020-11-12 13:33:24Z
changed
De Grave, Sammy
2022-01-13 10:01:24Z
changed
De Grave, Sammy

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Nomenclature

original description 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. <em>Zoosystema.</em> 27(4): 709-723. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

Unreviewed
Etymology The name refers to the goddess of the shellfish in the Polynesian mythology (Kiwa). The gender is femine. [details]
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Kiwa hirsuta
Kiwa hirsuta
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