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

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...

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Published in:	Check list (Luís Felipe Toledo) Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 162 - 164
Main Authors:	Lima, Laís Farias Oliveira, Brasil, Bárbara Ihorrana Alves Lacerda, Martins-Silva, Maria Júlia
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Pensoft Publishers 01-03-2013
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Summary:	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.
ISSN:	1809-127X 1809-127X
DOI:	10.15560/9.1.162