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Various apple snail species (Ampullaridae) are known to cause substantial damage on the cosystem and agriculture when released in new habitats.

 

 

The golden apple snail: Pomacea canaliculata
Pomacea canaliculata

 

The South-American species Pomacea canaliculata invaded the Asian rice fields in the last decades.

The natural habitat of this species is the Amazon Inferior Basin and the Plata Basin. Southeast Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay.

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Pomacea canaliculata
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The golden apple snail (GAS) is in fact a partially albino form of Pomacea canaliculata. The pink to bright orange eggs of Pomacea canaliculata are deposited in clutches above the waterline (terrestial eggs).

 

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The giant ramshorn snail: Marisa cornuarietis

 

The South-American species Marisa cornuarietis is found in Brazil, Columbia, Venezuela, Panama, Costa Rica and Honduras; due to the aquarium trade and also it's use for controlling aquatic vegetation, the snail has spread to other tropical regions as well.

Marisa cornuarieties could pose a possible risk when released in new area's.

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  The aquatic eggs of Marisa cornuarietis are deposited on vegetaion below the water surface.

 

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