Rakaia is a genus of harvestmen in the family Pettalidae with eighteen described species (as of 2023).[1][2] All species are found in New Zealand.[1][3][4]
| Rakaia | |
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| Rakaia sorenseni (Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Opiliones |
| Family: | Pettalidae |
| Genus: | Rakaia Hirst, 1926 |
| Type species | |
| Rakaia antipodiana Hirst, 1926
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| Diversity | |
| 18 species | |
Description edit
The genus Rakaia was described by Hirst, 1926 with the type species Rakaia antipodiana Hirst, 1926. In the past, additional species since placed in Aoraki or Austropurcellia were once included.
Species edit
These species belong to the genus Rakaia:
- Rakaia antipodiana Hirst, 1926 – New Zealand
- Rakaia australis Forster, 1952 – New Zealand
- Rakaia collaris Roewer, 1942 – New Zealand
- Rakaia digitata Forster, 1952 – New Zealand
- Rakaia dorothea Phillipps & Grimmett, 1932 – New Zealand
- Rakaia florensis Forster, 1948 – New Zealand
- Rakaia insula Forster, 1952 – New Zealand
- Rakaia isolata Forster, 1952 – New Zealand
- Rakaia lindsayi Forster, 1952 – New Zealand
- Rakaia macra Boyer & Giribet, 2003 – New Zealand
- Rakaia magna Forster, 1948 – New Zealand
- Rakaia media Forster, 1948 – New Zealand
- Rakaia minutissima Forster, 1948 – New Zealand
- Rakaia pauli Forster, 1952 – New Zealand
- Rakaia solitaria Forster, 1948 – New Zealand
- Rakaia sorenseni Forster, 1952 – New Zealand
- Rakaia stewartiensis Forster, 1948 – New Zealand
- Rakaia uniloca Forster, 1952 – New Zealand
Etymology edit
The genus is feminine.
References edit
Further reading edit
- Pinto-da-Rocha, R., Machado, G. & Giribet, G. (eds.) (2007). Harvestmen – The Biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press, USA. ISBN 0-674-02343-9
External links edit
Media related to Rakaia (genus) at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Rakaia (harvestman) at Wikispecies
