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Channeled Apple Snail

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Channeled apple snail
Channeled Apple Snail - Photo by Pest and Disease Image Library (PaDIL), Australia
Scientific Name: 

Pomacea canaliculata (Lamarck, 1828) (ITIS)

Common Name: 

Channeled apple snail, golden apple snail

Native To: 

South America (Sherley 2000)

Date of U.S. Introduction: 

Introduced to Hawaii in 1989 and California in 1997 (Sherley 2000; Rawlings et al. 2007)

Means of Introduction: 

Snails imported for aquaculture or the pet trade escaped or were released (Rawlings et al. 2007)

Impact: 

Damages rice and taro production by feeding on seedlings; competes with native apple snails and other species (Litsinger et al. 1993)

Distribution / Maps / Survey Status

Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database: Point Map - Channeled Applesnail
DOI. USGS. Wetland and Aquatic Research Center.
Provides detailed collection information as well as animated map.

Images

Google Images - Channeled Apple Snail
Google.
Invasive.org - Channeled Apple Snail
University of Georgia. Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.
PaDIL - Golden Apple Snail
Australian Plant Biosecurity Cooperative Research Centre. Pests and Diseases Image Library.

Videos

YouTube - Invasive Asia: Golden Apple Snail

Google. YouTube; CAB International.

Selected Resources

The section below contains highly relevant resources for this species, organized by source. Or, to display all related content view all resources for Channeled Apple Snail.

Council or Task Force
Fact Sheet: Channeled Applesnail (Feb 2018) (PDF | 1.25 MB)

Alberta Invasive Species Council (Canada).

See also: Fact Sheets for more information about individual invasive species, including those listed as "Prohibited Noxious" and "Noxious" under the Alberta Weed Control Act

Species of Concern Fact Sheet: Applesnail
Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force.
Partnership
Global Invasive Species Database - Pomacea canaliculata (mollusc)
IUCN. Species Survival Commission. Invasive Species Specialist Group.
Invaders Factsheet: Invasive Snails

Ontario's Invading Species Awareness Program (Canada).

Invasive Species Compendium - Pomacea canaliculata
CAB International.
Plantwise Technical Factsheet - Golden Apple Snail (Pomacea canaliculata)
CABI. Plantwise Knowledge Bank.
Federal Government
Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database: Fact Sheet - Channeled Applesnail
DOI. USGS. Wetland and Aquatic Research Center.
Provides distribution maps and collection information (State and County).
International Government
Plant Pest Factsheet - Apple Snails (2016) (PDF | 630 KB)
Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (United Kingdom).
See also: Pest and Disease Factsheets for more fact sheets.
State and Local Government
California's Invaders: Channeled Apple Snail

California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Florida's Apple Snails
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Academic
EDIS - Applesnails of Florida
University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension.
Electronic Data Information Source Publication #ENY323
Introduced Species Summary Project - Apple Snail
Columbia University. Center for Environmental Research and Conservation.
Professional
Rice Knowledge Bank: Golden Apple Snail
International Rice Research Institute.

Citations