EPPO Global Database

Pomacea maculata(POMAIN)

Distribution details in New Zealand

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2019: Present, no details
References
* Collier KJ, Demetras JN, Duggan IC, Johnston TM (2011) Wild record of an apple snail in the Waikato River, Hamilton, New Zealand, and their incidence in freshwater aquaria. New Zealand Natural Sciences 36, 1-9.
------- Detection of P. diffusa in NZ. However, in this paper it is also suggested that P. insularum occurs in NZ rather than P. canaliculata.

* Liu X, Zhou Y, Ouyang S, Wu X (2019) Phylogeographic patterns and demographic history of Pomacea canaliculata and Pomacea maculata from different countries (Ampullariidae, Gastropoda, Mollusca). Nature Conservation 36, 71-92.
------- Studies on different haplotypes (P. maculata Hap17).