Melanoides tuberculata (Müller, 1774): northeastern dispersal in the São Francisco basin, Brazil

By

Lima, Laís Farias Oliveira
Brasil, Bárbara Ihorrana Alves Lacerda
Martins-Silva, Maria Julia

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2013-3-1

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

9

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

162--164

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/9.1.162

 

Abstract

Melanoides tuberculata (Müller, 1774) (Gastropoda: Thiaridae) is the exotic species with the widest distribution among the freshwater macrobenthos in Brazil. The snail is a threat to native species and has medical and economical importance. In this study the occurrence of M. tuberculata is recorded and reported in the São Francisco River Basin, along a border area including three northeastern states of Brazil: Bahia, Sergipe and Alagoas. These data are especially important due to the new watercourses resulting from the integration of the São Francisco River to other regional basins.