Subspecific status of Argopecten irradians concentricus (Say, 1822) and of the bay scallops of Florida
Marelli DC, Lyons WG, Arnold WS, Krause MK. 1997. Subspecific status of Argopecten irradians concentricus (Say, 1822) and of the bay scallops of Florida. The Nautilus. 110(2):42-44
Nei genetic distances between Florida and North Carolina populations of bay scallops, all putatively Argopecten irradians concentricus, are greater than distances between the North Carolina population and populations of A. i. irradians from New York to Massachusetts. The subspecies A. i. concentricus is probably untenable. Evidence for a subspecies, A. i. taylorae, in Florida and the eastern Gulf of Mexico is discussed. Abstract provided by author.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Marelli, Dan; Lyons, William; Arnold, William; Krause, Maureen
- Units
- BISC
- Keywords
- Amplicostatus, Analytical techniques, Argopecten, Bay scallops, Concentricus, Genetic barrier, Genetics, Irrabians, Pecten borealis, Pectinidae, Subspecies, Taylorae