Related Experiment Video
Updated: Aug 28, 2026
A Method for Extracting Pigments from Squid Doryteuthis pealeii
Published on: November 9, 2016
[Four alien medical mollusk found in Dapeng Peninsula, Shenzhen City]
Objective:
To investigate the alien snails in Dapeng Peninsula, Shenzhen City.
Methods:
The survey on the snail diversity in Dapeng Peninsula was carried out from August 2012 to Jan 2013, and the species of the alien snails were identified according to the shell morphology.
Results:
Four species of alien snails including Achatinafulica, Pomacea canaliculata, Physa acuta, and Biomphalaria straminea were found in Dapeng Peninsula, P. acuta was found in all of the collected sites, A. fulica and P. canaliculata were distributed in five regions except Yangmeikeng area, and B. straminea was just found in Dapeng Town.
Conclusion:
Four species of important alien snails invade widely in Dapeng Peninsula, Shenzhen City. As their potential risk to the disease transmission and agriculture production, the relative departments should strengthen the control and prevention.
