The table below is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all invasive species in Maryland, but includes species of concern to the Maryland Invasive Species Council (MISC). This list includes all updates approved as of the July 18, 2019 MISC meeting.
Scientific Name | Common Name | Category | Group | Habitat | Regulated in Mid-Atlantic / US |
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Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda | Mangrove horseshoe crab | Crustacean | Decapoda | Aquatic | MD |
Carcinus maenas | European green crab | Crustacean | Decapoda | Aquatic | MD |
Faxonius virilis | Northern crayfish | Crustacean | Decapoda | Aquatic | MD |
Hemigrapsus sanguineus | Asian shore crab | Crustacean | Decapoda | Aquatic | MD |
Procambarus acutus acutus | Freshwater crayfish | Crustacean | Decapoda | Aquatic | MD |
Procambarus clarkii | Louisiana red crayfish, red swamp crayfish | Crustacean | Decapoda | Aquatic | MD |
Procambarus zonangulus | White river crawfish | Crustacean | Decapoda | Aquatic | MD |
Tachypleus gigas | Southern horseshoe crab | Crustacean | Decapoda | Aquatic | MD |
Tachypleus tridentatus | Tri-spine horseshoe crab | Crustacean | Decapoda | Aquatic | MD |
Cipangopaludina chinensis | Chinese mysterysnail | Mollusk | Viviparoidea | Aquatic | MD |
Rapana venosa | Veined rapa whelk | Mollusk | Muricoidea | Aquatic | MD |
Dreissena bugensis | Quagga mussel | Mollusk | Veneroida | Aquatic | MD, PA, USFWS |
Dreissena polymorpha | Zebra mussel | Mollusk | Veneroida | Aquatic | MD, PA, USFWS |
Faxonius rusticus | Rusty crayfish | Crustacean | Decapoda | Aquatic | MD, PA, VA |
Cherax spp. | Yabbies | Crustacean | Decapoda | Aquatic | MD, USFWS |
Procambarus fallax f. virginalis | Marbled crayfish | Crustacean | Decapoda | Aquatic | MD, VA |
Potamopyrgus antipodarum | New Zealand mud snail | Mollusk | Littorinimorpha | Aquatic | MD, VA |
Eriocheir sinensis | Chinese mitten crab | Crustacean | Decapoda | Aquatic | MD, VA, USFWS |
Eisenia fetida | Red wiggler | Annelid | Opisthopora | Terrestrial | N/A |
Lumbricus terrestris | Common earthworm | Annelid | Opisthopora | Terrestrial | N/A |
Bythotrephes longimanus | Spiny waterflea | Crustacean | Diplostraca | Aquatic | N/A |
Daphnia lumholtzi | Water flea | Crustacean | Cladocera | Aquatic | N/A |
Cipangopaludina japonica | Japanese mysterysnail | Mollusk | Viviparoidea | Aquatic | N/A |
Corbicula fluminea | Asian clam | Mollusk | Veneroida | Aquatic | N/A |
Haemaphysalis longicornis | East Asian tick | Arachnid | Ixodida | Terrestrial | USDA |
Varroa destructor | Honey bee varroa mite | Arachnid | Parasitiformes | Terrestrial | USDA |
Cernuella virgata | Vineyard snail | Mollusk | Pulmonata | Terrestrial | USDA |
Cornu aspersum | European brown snail | Mollusk | Helicoidea | Terrestrial | USDA |
Eobania vermiculata | Chocolate-band snail | Mollusk | Achatinoidea | Terrestrial | USDA |
Achatina fulica | Giant East African snail | Mollusk | Achatinoidea | Terrestrial | WV, USDA |