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]
Somanniathelphusa lacuvita | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Brachyura |
Family: | Gecarcinucidae |
Genus: | Somanniathelphusa |
Species: | S. lacuvita
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Binomial name | |
Somanniathelphusa lacuvita Ng, 1995
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References
edit- ^ Davie, Peter; De Grave, Sammy (20 September 2022). "Somanniathelphusa lacuvita Ng, 1995". WoRMS. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Recent literature from Cambodia" (PDF). Cambodian Journal of Natural History. 2: 124–133. 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2023.