Resaca supports range expansion of invasive apple snails (Pomacea maculata Perry, 1810; Caenogastropoda: Ampullariidae) to the Rio Grande Valley, Texas

Authors

Kathryn E. Perez, The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyFollow
Victoria Garcia Gamboa, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Caitlin M. Schneider
Romi L. Burks

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-2017

Abstract

Resacas, or oxbow lakes, form from old river channels. In the Rio Grande, resacas provide habitat for diverse wildlife, including native and non-native species. Biologists unexpectedly found pink egg masses on emergent vegetation (November 2015) and later adult apple snails (May 2016) within a resaca at a former fish hatchery in Brownsville, Texas. This report extends the non-native range of Pomacea maculata Perry, 1810 by 429 km southeast in Texas. Our findings imply that abandoned waterbodies, such as fish hatcheries, can act as unrecognized conduits for non-native invasive species.

Comments

© 2017 Check List and Authors. Original published version available at https://doi.org/10.15560/13.3.2134

Recommended Citation

Perez K, Schneider C, Garcia Gamboa V, Burks R (2017) Resaca supports range expansion of invasive apple snails (Pomacea maculata Perry, 1810; Caenogastropoda: Ampullariidae) to the Rio Grande Valley, Texas. Check List 13(3): 2134. https://doi.org/10.15560/13.3.2134

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DOI

10.15560/13.3.2134