Pomacea maculata
Pomacea maculata
(giant applesnail)
Mollusks-Gastropods
Exotic

Impact ID7413
Impact TypePredation/Herbivory
Study TypeExperimental
Study LocationLaboratory
Impact DescriptionIn a laboratory setting Pomacea maculata showed high levels of consumption of the native species Ceratophyllum demersum, Hymenocallis liriosme, Ruppia maritima, Sagittaria lancifolia and the invasive species Colocasia esculenta, Alternanthera philoxeroides, and Eichhornia crassipes.
Reference17897
Great Lakes RegionNo
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