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
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