Genus of harvestmen/daddy longlegs
Rakaia harvestmen in the family Pettalidae with eighteen described species (as of 2023).[ 1] [ 2] [ 1] [ 3] [ 4]
Taxonomy
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
These species belong to the genus Rakaia :
Rakaia antipodiana Hirst, 1926 – New ZealandRakaia australis Forster, 1952 – New ZealandRakaia collaris Roewer, 1942 – New ZealandRakaia digitata Forster, 1952 – New ZealandRakaia dorothea Phillipps & Grimmett, 1932 – New ZealandRakaia florensis Forster, 1948 – New ZealandRakaia insula Forster, 1952 – New ZealandRakaia isolata Forster, 1952 – New ZealandRakaia lindsayi Forster, 1952 – New ZealandRakaia macra Boyer & Giribet, 2003 – New ZealandRakaia magna Forster, 1948 – New ZealandRakaia media Forster, 1948 – New ZealandRakaia minutissima Forster, 1948 – New ZealandRakaia pauli Forster, 1952 – New ZealandRakaia solitaria Forster, 1948 – New ZealandRakaia sorenseni Forster, 1952 – New ZealandRakaia stewartiensis Forster, 1948 – New ZealandRakaia uniloca Forster, 1952 – New Zealand
Etymology
The genus is feminine.[clarification needed
References
^ a b "Rakaia " . Kury, A. et al. (2023). WCO-Lite: World Catalogue of Opiliones . Retrieved 7 January 2024 .^ "Rakaia " . Catalogue of Life . Retrieved 7 January 2024 .^ "Rakaia " . iNaturalist . Retrieved 7 January 2024 .^ "Rakaia " . GBIF . Retrieved 7 January 2024 .
Further reading
Pinto-da-Rocha, R., Machado, G. & Giribet, G. (eds.) (2007). Harvestmen – The Biology of Opiliones . Harvard University Press, USA. ISBN 0-674-02343-9
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