Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1651254
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusPomacea
Speciesmaculata
Common Namegiant applesnail
StateLA
CountyJefferson Davis
LocalityEast Bayou Lacassine, just south of Welsh, LA
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMermentau
HUC8 Number08080202
HUC10 NameBayou Lacassine
HUC10 Number0808020202
HUC12 NameEast Bayou Lacassine
HUC12 Number080802020202
Map
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Collection Day17
Collection Month6
Collection Year2020
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed | hitch hiker on aquatic plants
Statusestablished
CommentsFour Apple Snail egg clusters were observed on Zizaniopsis miliacea on the bank of East Bayou Lacassine. This is the furthest upstream that they have been recorded to date in this waterbody. Egg photos were consistent with P. maculata/canaliculata, but species ID can not be determined by egg clutch photos
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierCayla Morningstar, USGS
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected4
Year Classegg clutch
Photo
Pomacea cf. canaliculata/maculata


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [11/23/2024].

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