Check List 9(1): 162-164, doi: 10.15560/9.1.162
Melanoides tuberculata (Müller, 1774): northeastern dispersal in the São Francisco basin, Brazil
expand article infoLaís Farias Oliveira Lima‡, Bárbara Ihorrana Alves Lacerda Brasil‡, Maria Júlia Martins-Silva‡
‡ Universidade de Brasília, Brazil

Corresponding author: Laís Lima ( laisfolima@gmail.com )

© 2017 Laís Lima, Bárbara Brasil, Maria Júlia Martins-Silva.
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Citation: Lima L, Brasil B, Martins-Silva M (2013) Melanoides tuberculata (Müller, 1774): northeastern dispersal in the São Francisco basin, Brazil. Check List 9(1): 162-164. https://doi.org/10.15560/9.1.162
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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.
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