New record of the invasive channeled apple snail Pomacea canaliculata (Lamarck, 1829) in central Chile
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https://doi.org/10.54830/bmnhn.v70.n2.2021.207Keywords:
Biological invasions, non-native, apple snails, Santiago, AmpullariidaeAbstract
In mid-January 2019, numerous egg clutches and active adult individuals of Pomacea canaliculata were sighted in an artificial lagoon in Santiago, Chile. This freshwater snail is endemic to the Lower Paraná and La Plata basins, and has been introduced and become established in many parts of the world. This new population, the second to be recorded in Chile, is situated 190km to the south of the small coastal lagoon where the snail was first sighted in 2009. Voucher specimens have been deposited in the collection of the Museo Nacional de Historia Natural and Sala de Colecciones Biológicas Universidad Católica del Norte. This early report highlights the need for local eradication as soon as possible, in order to avoid potential invasion by one of the World’s 100 Worst Invasive Alien Species.
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