Somanniathelphusa lacuvita

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Somanniathelphusa lacuvita
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Gecarcinucidae
Genus: Somanniathelphusa
Species:
S. lacuvita
Binomial name
Somanniathelphusa lacuvita
Ng, 1995

Somanniathelphusa lacuvita is a species of crab that belongs to the family Gecarcinucidae. [1] The species was first found in Cambodia. [2] The crab is found in rice paddies. [3] When undercooked, it can transmit lung flukes to humans. [3]

References

  1. Davie, Peter; De Grave, Sammy (20 September 2022). "Somanniathelphusa lacuvita Ng, 1995". WoRMS. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  2. Ng, Peter K. L. (1995). "Somanniathelphusa lacuvita, a new ricefield crab from Tonle Sap, Cambodia [Crustacea: Brachyura: Parathelphusidae)" (PDF). Asian Journal of Tropical Biology: 26–30. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Recent literature from Cambodia" (PDF). Cambodian Journal of Natural History. 2: 124–133. 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2023.