Specimen Information

Pomacea canaliculata
Pomacea canaliculata
(channeled applesnail)
Mollusks-Gastropods
Exotic

Specimen ID154274
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusPomacea
Speciescanaliculata
Common Namechanneled applesnail
StateHI
CountyKauai
Localityisland of Kauai
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameKauai
HUC8 Number20070000
HUC10 Number2007000004
Map
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Collection Year1999
Year AccuracyEstimated
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13100
Author:Staples, G.W., and R.H. Cowie.
Date:2001
Title:Hawaii's Invasive Species.
Publisher:Bishop Museum, Honolulu, HI.
Pages:116 pp
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest RecordState
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Specimen Impactmajor pest of kalo (taro), may eat other aquatic vegetation; very serious pest of rice throughout much of Japan and southeast Asia.


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