1 result for Viviparus georgianus (banded mysterysnail)

Impact ID Scientific Name Impact Type Study Type Study Location Impact Description Geographic Location Reference
4954 Viviparus georgianus Disease/Parasite/Toxicity Anecdotal N/A Banded mystersnail is known to be the intermediate host for trematodes and has, as a result, been involved in spreading parasites to aquatic birds, resulting in large avian die-offs. In 2007, over 3,000 scaup and coots died in a Northern Wisconsin lake as a result of ingesting the infected, non-native snails, with many more birds unable to fly because of the infection Wisconsin 31321

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