Pomacea diffusa Blume, 1957 Spiketop Applesnail

    Pictured above is an aquarium trade Pomacea diffusa (23 mm.) purchased from a Pet's Mart store about two miles from the ditch. Pomacea diffusa has been a popular aquarium species in Florida for over half a century and has been found in the wild here since at least 1965 (see:  Clench, W. J., 1965 Pomacea bridgesii (Reeve) in Florida. The Nautilus 79(3): 105. Jan.).

Pomacea paludosa and P. diffusa egg clutches inside large culvert near Sam's Club (12/22/2006)

Pomacea paludosa and P. diffusa egg clutches inside large culvert near Sam's Club (12/22/2006)

Also see: Physella heterostropha (Say, 1817) Pewter Physa

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