Pomacea maculata
TaxID: 1245466
Basic Information
Pomacea maculata
Giant applesnail, Island Apple Snail
Pomacea maculata is a species of large freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Ampullariidae, the apple snails. The common name of its synonymous name Pomacea insularum is the island apple snail. Together with Pomacea canaliculata it is the most invasive species of the family Ampullariidae. It is considered as about the 58th worst alien species in Europe.
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Taxonomic Information
Eukaryota
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Architaenioglossa
Ampullariidae
Pomacea
maculata
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Species
k__Eukaryota;p__Mollusca;c__Gastropoda;o__Architaenioglossa;f__Ampullariidae;g__Pomacea;s__Pomacea maculata
Molluscs
Photos (5 photos)
Morphological Features
No morphological description available.
Host Plants (16 host plants)
Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.
| Scientific Name | Status |
|---|---|
| Alternanthera philoxeroides | Host |
| Bacopa caroliniana | Host |
| Ceratophyllum demersum | Host |
| Chara sp. | Host |
| Colocasia esculenta | Host |
| Limnobium spongia | Host |
| Myriophyllum spicatum | Host |
| Najas guadalupensis | Host |
| Nymphaea odorata | Host |
| Oryza sativa | Host |
Quarantine Status (30 records)
Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.
| Country | Status | Year Added |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | Emergency measures | 2012 |
| Belgium | Emergency measures | 2012 |
| Bulgaria | Emergency measures | 2012 |
| Cambodia | Quarantine pests | — |
| Cyprus | Emergency measures | 2012 |
| Czechia | Emergency measures | 2012 |
| Germany | Emergency measures | 2012 |
| Denmark | Emergency measures | 2012 |
| EPPO A2 | Present | — |
| Spain | Emergency measures | 2012 |
Distribution (32 countries)
Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.
| Country | Status | State |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Present | — |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Absent | — |
| Brazil | Absent | |
| Brazil | Present | |
| Cambodia | Present | — |
| Colombia | Present | — |
| Dominican Republic | Present | — |
| Ecuador | Absent | — |
| Spain | Present | — |
| Honduras | Present | — |
Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)
Download CSVGenomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No genome records available.
Transcriptomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No transcriptome records available.
Literature
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