Check List 12(5): e19575, doi: 10.15560/12.5.1973
First record of Japanese Mystery Snail Cipangopaludina japonica (von Martens, 1861) in Texas
Bianca J. Perez‡, Averi Harp Segrest§, Sofia R. Campos‡, Russell L. Minton|, Romi L. Burks¶‡ Southwestern University Department of Biology, United States of America§ Southwestern University Animal Behavior Program, United States of America| University of Houston Clear Lake College of Science and Computer Engineering, United States of America¶ Southwestern University, United States of America
Corresponding author: Romi Burks ( burksr@southwestern.edu ) © 2017 Bianca Perez, Averi Segrest, Sofia Campos, Russell Minton, Romi Burks. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Citation:
Burks R, Perez B, Segrest A, Minton R, Campos S (2016) First record of Japanese Mystery Snail Cipangopaludina japonica (von Martens, 1861) in Texas. Check List 12(5): 1973. https://doi.org/10.15560/12.5.1973 |  |
Abstract
Two Cipangopaludina snails were discovered in Harris County, Texas, USA, during routine fieldwork in October 2015. Dissection yielded one male and one female containing 52 offspring in her brood pouch. Phylogenetic analysis of the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene confirmed both individuals to be Cipangopaludina japonica (von Martens, 1861). This is the first distribution record of C. japonica in Texas. Non-native invasive snails, such as C. japonica, compete with native species and may serve as reservoirs for parasites, prompting the need for increased diligence in monitoring public waterways.
Keywords
aquarium trade; Bellamya; Mollusca; Gastropoda; globalization; invasive; non-native