Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00158
Margarya chinensis
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About Margarya chinensis
Bishop Museum catalogue lists Cipangopaludina chinensis on Kauai (K) as established; multiple 2008 Kauai watershed sheets list it as introduced.
MolluscaBase/WoRMS AphiaID 1872173 was inspected: source name Margarya chinensis; status accepted; accepted name Margarya chinensis.
Freshwater species in WoRMS; Hanalei and other Kauai watershed sheets place it in freshwater stream/taro-patch systems.
Accepted bridge from Cipangopaludina chinensis to Margarya chinensis plus explicit Kauai establishment and watershed occurrences verify introduced status.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Margarya chinensis
- Other names
- Margarya chinensis · Cipangopaludina chinensis
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Introduced and established; documented in the 2008 watershed atlas.
- Origin
- Introduced
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
- Evidence limits
- Occurrence category and evidence are source-bounded. Abundance, trend, and living status are not inferred beyond the reviewed evidence.
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Freshwater and estuarine
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Margarya chinensis is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. Accepted bridge from Cipangopaludina chinensis to Margarya chinensis plus explicit Kauai establishment and watershed occurrences verify introduced status.
Sources and further reading
- https://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/pubs-online/pdf/op50.pdf
- https://www.hawaiiwatershedatlas.com/watersheds/kauai/21019.pdf
- https://www.hawaiiwatershedatlas.com/watersheds/kauai/22004.pdf
- https://www.hawaiiwatershedatlas.com/watersheds/kauai/22015.pdf
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1872173
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxlist&tName=Cipangopaludina+chinensis