| Specimen ID | 167652 |
| Group | Plants |
| Genus | Salvinia |
| Species | molesta |
| Common Name | giant salvinia |
| State | MS |
| County | Jackson |
| Locality | Lower Pascagoula River near Rt. 10 bridge |
| Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
| HUC8 Name | Pascagoula |
| HUC8 Number | 03170006 |
| HUC10 Name | West Pascagoula River-Pascagoula River |
| HUC10 Number | 0317000603 |
| HUC12 Name | Lower West Pascagoula-Pascagoula Rivers |
| HUC12 Number | 031700060303 |
| Map | |
| Collection Month | 7 |
| Collection Year | 2005 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | released aquarium |
| Status | established |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 19145 |
| Author: | Fuller, P.L., M.G. Pursley, D. Diaz, and W. Devers |
| Date: | 2010 |
| Title: | Effects of Hurricane Katrina on an incipient population of giant salvinia Salvinia molesta in the lower Pascagoula River, Mississippi. |
| Journal: | Gulf and Caribbean Research |
| Volume: | 22 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Pages: | 63-66 |
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| Comments | first discovery; too abundant to control; Salvinia weevils released in August, 10 days before Hurricane Katrina hit. >99% of population killed by storm surge salinity or being deposited on land. |
| Record Type | Personal communication |
| Earliest Record | drainage |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
