Pomacea maculata(POMAIN)
Distribution details in United States of America
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2019: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 1989
First recorded in: 1989
In continental USA, it is restricted to Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Texas. In Texas it was first misidentified as P. canaliculata. In Hawaii, it is considered as a serious threat of taro (Colocasia esculenta) cultivation.
* INTERNET
- ISSG database. Ecology of Pomacea insularum. http://www.issg.org/database/species/ecology.asp?si=1712=1==EN
- South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Invasive island applesnail found in Horry County (2008-06-12). http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2008/june16/june16_snail.html and http://www.dnr.sc.gov/invasiveweeds/img/snailmap.pdf
- Texas Invasives database. http://www.texasinvasives.org/animal_database/detail_print.php?symbol=15
- US Geological Survey. Non-indigenous aquatic species. Pomacea insularum. http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/factsheet.aspx?SpeciesID=2599
* 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.
* Rawlings TA, Hayes AK, Cowie RH, Collins TM (2007) The identity, distribution, and impacts of non-native apple snails in the continental United States. BMC Evolutionary Biology 7(97). Available online: http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2148-7-97.pdf
* Underwood EB, Darden TL, O'donnell TP, Kingsley-Smith PR (2019) Population genetic structure and diversity of the invasive island apple snail Pomacea maculata (Perry, 1810) in South Carolina and Georgia. Journal of Shellfish Research 38(1), 163-175.
- ISSG database. Ecology of Pomacea insularum. http://www.issg.org/database/species/ecology.asp?si=1712=1==EN
- South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Invasive island applesnail found in Horry County (2008-06-12). http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2008/june16/june16_snail.html and http://www.dnr.sc.gov/invasiveweeds/img/snailmap.pdf
- Texas Invasives database. http://www.texasinvasives.org/animal_database/detail_print.php?symbol=15
- US Geological Survey. Non-indigenous aquatic species. Pomacea insularum. http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/factsheet.aspx?SpeciesID=2599
* 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.
* Rawlings TA, Hayes AK, Cowie RH, Collins TM (2007) The identity, distribution, and impacts of non-native apple snails in the continental United States. BMC Evolutionary Biology 7(97). Available online: http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2148-7-97.pdf
* Underwood EB, Darden TL, O'donnell TP, Kingsley-Smith PR (2019) Population genetic structure and diversity of the invasive island apple snail Pomacea maculata (Perry, 1810) in South Carolina and Georgia. Journal of Shellfish Research 38(1), 163-175.