| Parathelphusinae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Gecarcinucidae |
| Subfamily: | Parathelphusinae Alcock, 1910 |
Cave crab, Borneo
Parathelphusinae is a subfamily of freshwater crabs, which was formerly placed in the family Parathelphusidae; they are mainly found in South and Southeast Asia, but also found elsewhere in Asia and in Australia. The family is now considered as a junior synonym of the family Gecarcinucidae. [1]
The Parathelphusinae inhabit rivers, lakes and rice paddies. Some species, for example from the genus Somanniathelphusa , are locally important as food, particularly in Thailand, Mizoram (India), etc. where they are an important ingredient in som tam . Some others are very rare and close to extinction such as the Parathelphusa reticulata, Singapore's Swamp Forest Crab. [2]
Genera in this family are: [2]
- Adelaena
- Arachnothelphusa
- Austrothelphusa
- Bakousa
- Bassiathelphusa
- Ceylonthelphusa
- Clinothelphusa
- Coccusa
- Currothelphusa
- Esanthelphusa
- Geelvinkia
- Geithusa
- Heterothelphusa
- Holthuisana
- Irmengardia
- Mahatha
- Mainitia
- Mekhongthelphusa
- Migmathelphusa
- Nautilothelphusa
- Niasathelphusa
- Oziotelphusa
- Parathelphusa
- Pastilla
- Perbrinckia
- Perithelphusa
- Rouxana
- Salangathelphusa
- Sartoriana
- Sayamia
- Sendleria
- Siamthelphusa
- Somanniathelphusa
- Spiralothelphusa
- Stygothelphusa
- Sundathelphusa
- Syntripsa
- Terrathelphusa
- Thelphusula
- Torhusa
