Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1714294
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusPomacea
Speciesmaculata
Common Namegiant applesnail
StateTX
CountyBrazoria
LocalityFlooded forested shoreline of Scoby Lake, Hudson Woods, Texas Mid-Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Brazos
HUC8 Number12070104
HUC10 NameDry Bayou-Brazos River
HUC10 Number1207010405
HUC12 NameOutlet Barzos River
HUC12 Number120701040505
Map
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Collection Day6
Collection Month7
Collection Year2018
Year AccuracyActual
Reference 1
Ref. Number:42440
Author:Carter, J., J. Wilson, and S. Mopper
Date:2021
Title:Observations of acrobat ants (Crematogaster sp.) preying on the eggs of the invasive giant applesnail (Pomacea maculata)
Journal:Southeastern Naturalist
Volume:20
Issue:1
Pages:N15-N18
CommentsCrematogaster sp. observed feeding on Pomacea maculata eggs
Record TypeLiterature


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [11/21/2024].

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