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Kanikipa

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Kanikipa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Tanaidacea
Superfamily: Paratanaoidea
Family: incertae sedis
Genus: Kanikipa
Bird, 2011
Species:
K. portobelloensis
Binomial name
Kanikipa portobelloensis
Bird, 2011

Kanikipa is a monotypic genus of tanaidomorphan malacostracan crustacean found in New Zealand.[1] Kanikipa portobelloensis is the sole species placed within the genus.

References

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  1. ^ 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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