Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1633775
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusPomacea
Speciesmaculata
Common Namegiant applesnail
StateFL
CountyGlades
LocalityCanals at Rainey Slough
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameWestern Okeechobee Inflow
HUC8 Number03090103
HUC10 NameLower Fisheating Creek
HUC10 Number0309010302
HUC12 NameRainey Slough
HUC12 Number030901030202
Map
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Collection Day19
Collection Month3
Collection Year2019
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on aquatic plants | dispersed | dispersed flood
Statusestablished
CommentsI have sampled Rainey Slough for herpetofauna since 1970s. P. paludosa (native) absent. P. maculata not present in 2006 or 2008. In 2019 adults and eggs observed. Snails in hyacinth rootlets averaged 13.9/m2.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierSteve Godley
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1000


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/19/2024].

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