<b>Giant african snail, <i>Achatina fulica</i> (Férussac, 1821): an environmental and public health problem in the northwestern of Paraná State, Brazil

<b>Giant african snail, <i>Achatina fulica</i> (Férussac, 1821): an environmental and public health problem in the northwestern of Paraná State, Brazil

Achatina fulica, known as Giant African Snail (GAS), was introduced in Brazil as a substitute for the European escargot, Helix aspersa maxima. However, its cultivation was abandoned and the mollusk became an invasive species, found throughout Brazil and causing damage to health and the environment....

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Main Authors: Márcia Aparecida Andreazzi, Francielli Gasparotto, Edneia Aparecida de Souza Paccola, Cleiltan Novais da Silva, Aparecida de Fatima Cracco Rodrigues, Maria de los Angeles Perez Lizama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Maringá 2017-09-01
Series:Acta Scientiarum : Biological Sciences
Subjects:
mollusk
introduced species
environment
social study.
Online Access:http://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/view/35569

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