WoRMS taxon details
Kiwa Macpherson, W Jones & Segonzac, 2005
249750 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:249750)
accepted
Genus
Kiwa hirsuta Macpherson, Jones & Segonzac, 2005 (type by original designation)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
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 
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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. (2024). DecaNet. Kiwa Macpherson, W Jones & Segonzac, 2005. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=249750 on 2025-01-13
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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 [request]
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Etymology The name refers to the goddess of the shellfish in the Polynesian mythology (Kiwa). The gender is femine. [details]
