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Yeti Crabs
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Yeti Crabs

Kiwa

Kiwa is a genus of marine decapods living at deep-sea hydrothermal vents and cold seeps. The animals are commonly referred to as "yeti lobsters" or "yeti crabs", after the legendary yeti, because of their "hairy" or bristly appearance. The genus is placed in its own family, Kiwaidae, in the superfamily Chirostyloidea.

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4 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Yeti Crab

speciesKiwa hirsuta

Kiwa puravida

speciesKiwa puravida

Hoff Crab

speciesKiwa tyleri

Kiwa araonae

speciesKiwa araonae

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 69647.