Kiwaidae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chirostyloidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Kingdom: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Mandibulata Cladus: Pancrustacea Superclassis: Multicrustacea Classis: Malacostraca Subclassis: Eumalacostraca Superordo: Eucarida Ordo: Decapoda Subordo: Pleocyemata Infraordo: Anomura Superfamilia: Chirostyloidea

Familia:
Genus (1): Kiwa

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

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

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.

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.