Genus - Pomacea
Apple Snail
A large freshwater snail with a rounded shell and long breathing tube. It eats plants, algae, and soft decaying matter.
Biomes This Species Lives In
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Apple Snails and Trumpet Snails Added to Stir the Lake
Ecological Web
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Energy Flow
Apple Snail
Algae and biofilm grazer
Grazes
General Ecology
Current
Biofilm
biofilm
Apple Snails are represented as Freshwater Lake grazers of algae and biofilm.
Apple Snail source-subject rows document introduction and likely persistence; profile supports algae and biofilm grazing.