Pomacea maculata(POMAIN)
Distribution details in United States of America (Florida)
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2007: Present, widespread
First recorded in: 2002
First recorded in: 2002
First specimens were collected in 2002 in Lake Munson. Recorded from a large number of localities in Florida: mainly in the central part between Tampa and Orlando, as well as near Jacksonville and Tallahassee. Populations have also been found in the Everglades National Park and Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
* Bernatis JL, Mcgaw IJ, Cross CL (2016) Abiotic tolerances in different life stages of apple snails Pomacea canaliculata and Pomacea maculata and the implications for distribution. Journal of Shellfish Research 35(4), 1013-1025.
* 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
* 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