# Rakiroa

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{{Short description|Genus of crustaceans}}
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| greatgrandparent_authority = Myers & Lowry, 2003
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| genus = Rakiroa
| parent_authority = Lowry & Fenwick, 1982
| species = rima
| authority = [Lowry](/source/James_K._Lowry) & Fenwick, 1982
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'''''Rakiroa''''' is a [monotypic genus](/source/monotypic_genus) of [amphipod](/source/amphipod)s belonging to the monotypic family '''Rakiroidae'''. The only species is '''''Rakiroa rima'''''.<ref name="GBIF">{{cite web |title=Rakiroa Lowry & Fenwick, 1982 |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/2219571 |website=www.gbif.org |access-date=27 June 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Both genus and species were first described in 1982 by [James K. Lowry](/source/James_K._Lowry) and Graham David Fenwick.<ref>{{Cite Q|Q100722381}}</ref>

The species is found in New Zealand.<ref name="GBIF" />

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Category:Corophiida
Category:Monotypic amphipod genera
Category:Taxa named by James K. Lowry

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