Species Regional Summary
Melanoides tuberculata
West Mississippi Sound ( G170 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: New Orleans/LA/Canals flowing into Lake Pontchartrain (1975, Dundee and Paine 1977, 'slightly brackish', 2.5-3.0 PSU)

Geographic Extent

New Orleans/LA/Canals flowing into Lake Pontchartrain (1975, Dundee and Paine 1977, 'slightly brackish', 2.5-3.0 PSU)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Pet Release

Regional Impacts

References

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