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Pomacea paludosa
(Ampullariidae)
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The shell of Pomacea paludosa--one of several species referred to as apple snail--is globose with a large oval umbilicus, 1-1/2 to just over 2 inches wide, and somewhat taller than wide. The shell is yellow to green with reddish streaks and dark spiral bands. It has a pale gray foot with black pigment on the upper side of the body. Clutches of 10 to 80 white to slightly pinkish eggs are laid on emerging stems of vegetation, loosely packed together in a gelatinous mass. Pomacea paludosa is native to southeastern U.S. (Florida) and Cuba.
Species description or overview
Pomacea paludosa overview and images
Images of eggs, shell, and animal of the apple snail are presented in this overview from applesnail.net.
Taxonomy & nomenclature
ITIS nomenclature info for Pomacea paludosa
Nomenclatural information about Pomacea paludosa is provided by ITIS.
Impacts
Apple snail information from the Hawaii Invasive Species Council (HISC).
Description, impacts, images, and distribution of apple snail (Pomacea canaliculata, Pomacea bridgesii, Pomacea paludosa, and Pila conica) are from HISC's high-profile invasive pests site.
Images
Pomacea paludosa overview and images
Images of eggs, shell, and animal of the apple snail are presented in this overview from applesnail.net.
Distribution
Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review
and draft regional strategy (2000) 
The status of invasive plants, vertebrates, arthropods, molluscs, and crustaceans, and options for a regional invasive species strategy for the South Pacific are presented in this series of articles from the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, 2000.
Full-text articles
Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy
South Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP). Sherley, Greg (ed.) . 2000. Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy. Apia, Samoa: South Pacific Regional Environment Programme. ISBN: 982-04-0214-X.
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