Species Regional Summary
Mercenaria mercenaria
Cape Hatteras to Mid-East Florida ( CAR-VII )

Invasion

Invasion Description

The southern part of this region, SC-Cape Canaveral is in a hybrid zone, where M. mercenaria and M. campechensis occasionally interbreed (O'Foighil et al. 1996; Arnold et al. 2009).

Geographic Extent

Cape Hatteras-Cape Canaveral/NC-FL/Atlantic Ocean and estuaries (Abbott 1974); GA/Wassaw Sound (Arnold et al. 2009, molecular ID); St. Augustine/FL/Matanzas Inlet (Arnold et al. 2009, molecular ID, native, but aquaculture occurring)