Specimen ID | 1633775 |
Group | Mollusks-Gastropods |
Genus | Pomacea |
Species | maculata |
Common Name | giant applesnail |
State | FL |
County | Glades |
Locality | Canals at Rainey Slough |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Western Okeechobee Inflow |
HUC8 Number | 03090103 |
HUC10 Name | Lower Fisheating Creek |
HUC10 Number | 0309010302 |
HUC12 Name | Rainey Slough |
HUC12 Number | 030901030202 |
Map | |
Collection Day | 19 |
Collection Month | 3 |
Collection Year | 2019 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | hitch hiker on aquatic plants | dispersed | dispersed flood |
Status | established |
Comments | I 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 Type | NAS sighting report |
Verifier | Steve Godley |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Number Collected | 1000 |