Specimen Information

Melanoides tuberculata
Melanoides tuberculata
(red-rim melania)
Mollusks-Gastropods
Exotic

Specimen ID1701927
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusMelanoides
Speciestuberculata
Common Namered-rim melania
StateFL
CountyMiami-Dade
LocalityFlorida City Canal, Homestead, FL
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameFlorida Southeast Coast
HUC8 Number03090206
HUC10 NameCoral Gables
HUC10 Number0309020616
HUC12 NameModel Land Canal
HUC12 Number030902061607
Map
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Collection Year2022
Year AccuracyActual
Reference 1
Ref. Number:38859
Author:Tolley-Jordan, L.R., M.A. Chadwick, and J. K. Triplett
Date:2022
Title:New records of digenetic trematodes infecting Melanoides tuberculata (O.F. Müller, 1774) in Florida, USA 
Journal:International Journal of Field Research on Biological Invasions
Volume:11
Issue:1
Pages:149-164
Reference 2
Ref. Number:43141
Author:Tolley-Jordan, L.R., M.A. Chadwick, and J.K. Triplett
Date:2023
Title:DNA barcoding indicates multiple invasions of the freshwater snail Melanoides tuberculata sensu lato in Florida
Journal:PLoS ONE
Volume:18
Issue:2
Pages:1-15
Record TypeLiterature
Number Collected>100


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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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