Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID52739
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusMelanoides
Speciestuberculata
Common Namered-rim melania
StateTX
CountyHays
LocalitySan Marcos River in San Marcos, TX [at fish hatchery]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSan Marcos
HUC8 Number12100203
HUC10 NameUpper San Marcos River
HUC10 Number1210020303
HUC12 NamePurgatory Creek-San Marcos River
HUC12 Number121002030302
Map
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Collection Month5
Collection Year1997
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusestablished
CommentsThis was a study conducted through April 1998, Occurrence and pathogenicity of a heterophyid trematode infecting the gills of an endangered fish Etheostoma fonticola in two Central Texas spring-fed rivers.
Record TypePersonal communication
VerifierTom Brandt, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, San Ma
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected2241


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