''Rakiroa'' is a
monotypic genus
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...
of
amphipod
Amphipoda is an order of malacostracan crustaceans with no carapace and generally with laterally compressed bodies. Amphipods range in size from and are mostly detritivores or scavengers. There are more than 9,900 amphipod species so far descr ...
s 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
James Kenneth Lowry (born 1942) is a zoologist specialising in amphipods.
He retired as a principal research scientist at the Australian Museum, where he worked from 1976 to 2011.
He earned his first degree from the University of Richmond and ...
and Graham David Fenwick.
The species is found in New Zealand.
References
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Corophiidea
Monotypic crustacean genera
Taxa named by James K. Lowry