Specimen ID | 630827 |
Group | Mollusks-Gastropods |
Genus | Pomacea |
Species | maculata |
Common Name | giant applesnail |
State | GA |
County | Decatur |
Locality | Lake Seminole, on the south bank of the Flint River Arm |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Lower Flint |
HUC8 Number | 03130008 |
HUC10 Name | Flint River-Lake Seminole |
HUC10 Number | 0313000808 |
HUC12 Name | East Lake Seminole |
HUC12 Number | 031300080804 |
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Collection Day | 13 |
Collection Month | 5 |
Collection Year | 2013 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | released aquarium |
Status | established |
Comments | Species first observed in 2008, and egg mass locations were surveyed across the shoreline of the lake in July 2013 (Shivers and Marzolf). Monitoring efforts will continue in 2014. |
Record Type | Personal communication |
Verifier | N. Marzolf, University of Georgia |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Year Class | Eggs |
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