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Aquatic center lake Pomacea with abbreviated operculum (4/15/2021) |
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abbreviated/mishapen operculum |
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| After being collected in St. Marys, the adult snail was transported to Florida and placed in a scrub bucket. The night of 4/15-16/2021 the snail deposited a single egg clutch on the side of the bucket. The egg clutch was monitored daily and on 5/17/2021 the first eggs of the clutch began hatching. The image below, with inset, shows one of the early hatchlings discovered on 5/17/2021. |
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