Kiwa hirsuta is a crustacean discovered in 2005 in the South Pacific Ocean.[2] This decapod, which is approximately 15 cm (5.9 in) long, is notable for the quantity of silky blond setae (resembling fur) covering its pereiopods (thoracic legs, including claws). Its discoverers dubbed it the "yeti lobster" or "yeti crab".

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" and bristly appearance. The genus is placed in its own family, Kiwaidae, in the superfamily Chirostyloidea.

Kiwa puravida is a species of deep-sea dwelling decapod and a member of the genus Kiwa, a genus of animals that are informally known as yeti crabs, after the mythical, hairy creature. This allusion is due to the long, hair-like structures on their claws. Yeti crabs use these hairs to cultivate symbiotic bacteria on their claws which they feed upon.

Kiwa tyleri, the Hoff crab, is a species of deep-sea squat lobster in the family Kiwaidae, which lives on hydrothermal vents near Antarctica.[1] The crustacean was given its English nickname in 2010 by UK deep-sea scientists aboard the RRS James Cook, owing to resemblance between its dense covering of setae on the ventral surface of the exoskeleton and the hairy chest of the actor David Hasselhoff.[2] The 2010 expedition to explore hydrothermal vents on the East Scotia Ridge was the second of three expeditions to the Southern Ocean by the UK led research consortium, ChEsSo (Chemosynthetic Ecosystems of the Southern Ocean).[3]

Kiwa hirsuta és una espècie de crustaci decàpode de l'infraordre Anomura, que es descobrí l'any 2005 al sud de l'oceà Pacífic .[1] Mesura uns 15 cm de llarg i crida l'atenció per la gran quantitat de setes rosses i sedoses que cobreixen les seves potes toràciques, incloent les pinces. Els seus descobridors el van motejar com a "llagosta ieti" o "cranc ieti" .[2]