“…M. tuberculata is a parthenogenetic species and highly resistant to variations in environmental factors (e.g., salinity and temperature), which facilitates its dispersal and establishment in different habitats (DUGGAN, 2002;WEIR;SALICE, 2012;SANTOS et al, 2012;BARROSO et al, 2020). This thiarid snail can attain high population densities, exerting negative impacts on the structure of the ecosystem and native species (GIOVANELLI et al, 2005;LEÃO et al, 2011;LADD;ROGOWSKI, 2012;SANTOS et al, 2012SANTOS et al, , 2016BRAGA et al, 2014;AZEVEDO et al, 2015;OLIVEIRA;OLIVEIRA, 2019). These attributes encouraged the introduction of this species for the biological control of vectors of schistosomiasis from the genus Biomphalaria (e.g., POINTIER et al, 1989POINTIER et al, , 1991POINTIER et al, , 1993, but the results were usually unsuccessful (COWIE, 2001).…”