Parathelphusa convexa
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| Parathelphusa convexa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Gecarcinucidae |
| Genus: | Parathelphusa |
| Species: | P. convexa |
| Binomial name | |
| Parathelphusa convexa (De Man, 1879) | |
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The yuyu[3] (Parathelphusa convexa) is a species of gecarcinucid crab. It is native to Java,[1] and lives on rice paddies and rivers. They are often preyed upon by storks, ducks, large fish, toads and asian water monitors.