
Prasmiola unica is the only member of the genus Prasmiola in the harvestman family Triaenonychidae. It is found near Wellington, New Zealand, and is known from a single specimen. The New Zealand Threat Classification System status for this species is 'nationally critical'.
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Prasmiola unica is the only member of the genus Prasmiola in the harvestman family Triaenonychidae. It is found near Wellington, New Zealand, and is known from a single specimen. The New Zealand Threat Classification System status for this species is 'nationally critical'.
== Taxonomy == Prasmiola unica was described by Ray Forster in 1954 and is the sole member of, and type species for, the New Zealand endemic genus Prasmiola in the opilionid (harvestman) family Triaenonychidae. The type specimen is held at Te Papa and was featured in the book 100 Natural History Treasures of Te Papa.
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