Kiwa hirsuta - the blind fuzzy white lobster
Okay, it’s not actually a lobster but that’s how it’s being described.
It’s so unique that a new family (Kiwaida) and genus was created for it.
Here are links to a few sites reporting on the discovery:
ABC: French Journal Says New Crustacean Found
CNN: New animal resembles furry lobster
Playfuls: Scientists Discover New “Hairy” Crustacean In South Pacific
The name of the new family and genus refers to Kiwa, the goddess of the shellfish in Polynesian mythology.
The species name K. hirsuta comes from Latin and means hairy!
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Anomura
Superfamily: Galatheoidea
Family: Kiwaidae
Genus: Kiwa
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Anomura
Superfamily: Galatheoidea
Family: Kiwaidae
Genus: Kiwa
on March 20th, 2006 at 5:17 pm
“Tasty” the stuffed kiwa hirsuta…
I would like to thank Eric for sending me to this groovy site which has directions on how to make your very own stuffed kiwa hirsuta. Kudos to Kristen McQuillin for being geeky enough to come up with the pattern and then share it with us all.
To Downl…
on February 8th, 2008 at 10:51 am
hello i really like the FUZZY WHITE lOBSTER CAN I EAT one it looks ugly