Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1687212
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusPomacea
Speciesmaculata
Common Namegiant applesnail
StateLA
CountySt. Mary
LocalityBayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameBayou Teche
HUC8 Number08080102
HUC10 NameLower Bayou Teche-Frontal Cote Blanche Bay
HUC10 Number0808010209
HUC12 NameYokely Bayou-Frontal Intercoastal Waterway
HUC12 Number080801020903
Map
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Collection Day1
Collection Month12
Collection Year2021
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed | hitch hiker
Statusestablished
CommentsThe egg mass was deposited when there was water in the system. The area is a bottomland hardwood forest. No sign of water, but you can see the area was wet by the footprints in the mud.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierJ. Carter, USGS
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Year Classegg mass
Photo
Pomacea maculata
Pomacea maculata


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/25/2024].

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