Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2004

Abstract

Euglandina rosea (Ferussac, 1821) is a carnivorous snail native to the southeastern United States, including Florida (Hubricht, 1985; Wolfe and Brooks, 1968). It is known as a ground-dwelling terrestrial snail that feeds on terrestrial gastropods (Burch, 1962; Pilsbry, 1946). Introduced to Hawaii in 1955, it is one of the worst cases of an intended biological control agent attacking non-target species (Cowie, 2001). Exclosures keep it away from consuming remaining endemic snails, including the endangered Achatinella species (Stone, 1999).

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Davis, Elizabeth C., Kathryn E. Perez, and Daniel J. Bennett. "Euglandina rosea (Férussac, 1821) is found on the ground and in trees in Florida." The Nautilus 118, no. 3 (2004): 127-128.


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