Somanniathelphusa lacuvita

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
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

References

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  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. ^ a b "Recent literature from Cambodia" (PDF). Cambodian Journal of Natural History. 2: 124–133. 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2023.