Specimen ID | 1651254 |
Group | Mollusks-Gastropods |
Genus | Pomacea |
Species | maculata |
Common Name | giant applesnail |
State | LA |
County | Jefferson Davis |
Locality | East Bayou Lacassine, just south of Welsh, LA |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Mermentau |
HUC8 Number | 08080202 |
HUC10 Name | Bayou Lacassine |
HUC10 Number | 0808020202 |
HUC12 Name | East Bayou Lacassine |
HUC12 Number | 080802020202 |
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Collection Day | 17 |
Collection Month | 6 |
Collection Year | 2020 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | dispersed | hitch hiker on aquatic plants |
Status | established |
Comments | Four 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 Type | NAS sighting report |
Verifier | Cayla Morningstar, USGS |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Number Collected | 4 |
Year Class | egg clutch |
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