Potamopyrgus antipodarum
Potamopyrgus antipodarum
(New Zealand mudsnail)
Mollusks-Gastropods
Exotic
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12 results for Potamopyrgus antipodarum (New Zealand mudsnail)

Impact ID Scientific Name Impact Type Study Type Study Location Impact Description Reference
2038 Potamopyrgus antipodarum Food Web Experimental Field In a U.S. stream, dense colonization of Potamopyrgus antipodarium resulted in the snail... 13865
2049 Potamopyrgus antipodarum Food Web Observational Field Potamopyrgus antopodarum accounted for the majority of invertebrate density in a... 24671
2052 Potamopyrgus antipodarum Food Web Observational Field Potamopyrgus antipodarum made up the majority of invertebrate secondary production in... 24671
3708 Potamopyrgus antipodarum Food Web Observational Field Potamopyrgus antipodarum was found in densities of 200,000 per m2 in the... 34376
4648 Potamopyrgus antipodarum Food Web Anecdotal N/A Potamopyrgus antipodarum is thought to pose a threat to trout. 36953
5734 Potamopyrgus antipodarum Food Web Observational Field High densities of Potamopyrgus antipodarum can consume up to 75% of gross primary... 40132
5737 Potamopyrgus antipodarum Food Web Observational Field In an Australian stream, Potamopyrgus antipodarum had a positive effect on native... 40132
8308 Potamopyrgus antipodarum Food Web Experimental Laboratory While the New Zealand mudsnail (Potamopyrgus antipodarum) has been documented as a food... 17930
8309 Potamopyrgus antipodarum Food Web Experimental Laboratory 53.8% of New Zealand mudsnail (Potamopyrgus antipodarum) passed through the digestive... 17930
8310 Potamopyrgus antipodarum Food Web Anecdotal N/A Unsuitability of the New Zealand mudsnail (Potamopyrgus antipodarum) as a food source, and... 17665
9178 Potamopyrgus antipodarum Food Web Anecdotal N/A Potamopyrgus antipodarum can also drastically alter primary production in some streams by... 42544
9615 Potamopyrgus antipodarum Food Web Observational Field When present in high densities, Potamopyrgus antipodarum can greatly alter food webs. 43216

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [5/2/2024].

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