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Quiet Invasion: Invasive Plants & Animals of the Houston Galveston Region & Upper Texas Coast

The species listed in this field guide are identified by the Houston Advanced Research Center (HARCresearch.org) as current or potential invasive species (plants and animals) in the Houston-Galveston region, Lower Galveston Bay Watershed and Upper Texas Coast. For more information, visit ...more ↓

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Invasive or native
Invasive 111

Perna viridis
Perna perna

Cipangopaludina chinensis malleata ¹

Island Applesnail ²
Pomacea insularum

Giant Ramshorn Snail ³
Marisa cornuarietis

New Zealand Mudsnail ⁴
Potamopyrgus antipodarum

Quilted Melania ⁵
Tarebia granifera

Melanoides tuberculatus ⁶
Melanoides tuberculata

Pacific Oyster ⁷
Crassostrea gigas

Veined Rapa Whelk ⁸
Rapana venosa

Zebra Mussel ⁹
Dreissena polymorpha

Quagga Mussel ¹⁰
Dreissena bugensis

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