Rakiroa
Sign in to saveRakiroa is a monotypic genus of amphipods belonging to the monotypic family Rakiroidae. The only species is Rakiroa rima. Both genus and species were first described in 1982 by James K. Lowry and Graham David Fenwick.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassMalacostraca
- OrderAmphipoda
- FamilyRakiroidae
Habitatmarine
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Rakiroa is a monotypic genus of amphipods belonging to the monotypic family Rakiroidae. The only species is Rakiroa rima. Both genus and species were first described in 1982 by James K. Lowry and Graham David Fenwick.
The species is found in New Zealand.
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