Kanikipa
Kanikipa is a monotypic genus of tanaidomorphan malacostracan crustacean found in New Zealand.[1] Kanikipa portobelloensis is the sole species placed within the genus.
| Kanikipa portobelloensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Superorder: | Peracarida |
| Order: | Tanaidacea |
| Superfamily: | Paratanaoidea |
| Family: | incertae sedis |
| Genus: | Kanikipa Bird, 2011 |
| Species: | K. portobelloensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Kanikipa portobelloensis Bird, 2011 | |
References
- Bird, Graham J.; Bamber, R. N. (2011). "Paratanaoidean tanaidaceans (Crustacea: Peracarida) from littoral and shallow sublittoral habitats in New Zealand, with descriptions of three new genera and seven new species" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2891: 1–62. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2891.1.1.
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