Kiwa hirsuta is een recent ontdekte oprolkrab of springkreeft (infraorde Anomura, superfamilie Galatheoidea). Het is de enige soort van de familie Kiwaidae en het geslacht Kiwa.
De geslachtsnaam Kiwa is tevens de naam van de Polynesische godin van de schaaldieren. De soortnaam hirsuta betekent 'behaard' in het Latijn. Door zijn …Wikipedia · Text under CC-BY-SA license- Estimated Reading Time: 2 mins
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WEBThe yeti crab (Kiwa hirsuta) is a hairy crab with no eyes that lives on hydrothermal vents near Easter Island. It was discovered in 2005 and named after a Polynesian goddess of …
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WEBDec 2, 2011 · The first — an even hairier species called Kiwa hirsuta — was found in 2005 near Easter Island 1. Yeti crabs living around deep-sea methane seeps cultivate the bacteria on which they feed ...
WEBFour species have been described: Kiwa hirsuta discovered in 2005 on the Pacific-Antarctic Ridge, Kiwa puravida discovered in 2006 at cold seeps in the East Pacific (all …
WEBApr 27, 2006 · Kiwa hirsuta is a new species of deep-sea crab with long, hairy arms that lives near hydrothermal vents in the southeast Pacific. Learn how it was found, what it …
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WEBDec 4, 2011 · Kiwa hirsuta is a blind, white crab with long, shaggy arms that resemble the mythical yeti. It grows bacteria on its arms as its main food source and uses specialized …
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WEBDec 18, 2020 · Kiwa hirsuta is a type of squat lobster that lives near hydrothermal vents in the deep sea. It has furry claws that harvest bacteria and is part of a new family of …
WEBAug 7, 2013 · Within Kiwaidae, the basal split between the seep-endemic Kiwa puravida and a vent clade comprising Kiwa hirsuta and Kiwa spp. found on the East Scotia and Southwest Indian ridges is compatible with …
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WEBMar 14, 2006 · But for the scientists who found it and named it, Kiwa hirsuta was a sweet discovery: it represents not just a new species or even a new genus, they say, but a …
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