Tags: Crustacean.

Kiwa puravida is a species of deep-sea dwelling decapod a member of the genus Kiwa a genus of animals sometimes informally known as yeti crabs.The crabs live at deep-sea cold seeps where they feed on symbiotic proteobacteria which they cultivate on hair-like projections on their claws. The bacteria metabolise hydrogen sulfide and methane produced by the seeps and are harvested by the animals’ comb-like mouthparts.

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