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Macroinvertebrate Study - Taxa List

ORDER FAMILY GENUS/SPECIES
Nematoda Mermithidae  
Oligochaeta Enchytraeidae  
  Tubificidae Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri
  Lumbriculidae  
  Naididae Nais sp.
    Dero sp.
    Pristina sp.
Turbellaria Planariidae Dugesia sp.
Nemertea Hoplonemertea Prostoma sp.
Bivalvia Veneroidea Corbicula fluminalis
Gastropoda Physidae Physella sp.
  Lymnaeidae Fossaria sp.
Crustacea Ostracoda  
  Cladocera  
  Copepoda  
  Amphipoda  
  Decapoda Pacifastacus leniusculus
    Procambarus clarkii
Hydracarina Acari  
Odonata: Zygoptera Coenagrionidae Argia sedula
    Enallagma civile
    Ischnura sp.
  Calopterygidae Hetaerina americana
Odonata: Anisoptera Aeshnidae Anax junius
  Libellulidae Brechmorhoga mendax
    Dythemis sp.
    Macrothemis sp.
  Gomphidae Erpetogomphus sp.
    Ophiogomphus sp.
Ephemeroptera Baetidae Fallceon quilleri
    Camelobaetidius musseri sp.
    Callibaetis sp.
  Heptageniidae  
Hemiptera Veliidae Microvelia sp.
  Corixidae Trichocorixa sp.
  Notonectidae Notonecta sp.
Trichoptera Brachycentridae Micrasema sp.
  Glossosomatidae Glossosoma sp.
  Hydropsychidae Smicridea sp.
    Hydropsyche sp.
  Hydroptilidae Hydroptila sp.
    Oxyethira sp.
  Limnephilidae Ecclisomyia sp.
Coleoptera Dytiscidae Neoclypeodytes sp.
  Elmidae Heterlimnius sp.
    Zaitzevia sp.
  Hydraenidae Hydraena sp.
  Hydrophilidae Tropisternus sp.
    Berosus sp.
    Enochrus sp.
  Staphylinidae  
Lepidoptera Pyralidae Petrophila sp.
Diptera Ceratopoginidae Bezzia sp.
    Forcipomyia sp.
  Culicidae Anopheles sp.
    Culex sp.
  Dolichopodidae  
  Empididae Hemerodromia sp.
  Ephydridae Notiphila sp.
  Muscidae Limnophora sp.
  Psychodidae Pericoma sp.
  Sciomyzidae Sepedon sp.
  Simuliidae Simulium sp.
  Stratiomyidae Caloparyphus sp.
    Euparyphus sp.
    Nemotelus sp.
    Odontomyia sp.
  Tabanidae  
  Tipulidae Antocha sp.
    Erioptera sp.
    Limonia sp.
    Ormosia sp.
  Chironomidae Ablabesmyia sp.
    Chironomus sp.
    Cladotanytarsus sp.
    Corynoneura sp.
    Cricotopus (Cricotopus)Group
    Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus
    Cryptochironomus sp.
    Diamesa sp.
    Dicrotendipes sp.
    Endotribelos sp.
    Eukiefferiella Pseudomontana Group
    Glyptotendipes sp.
    Goeldichironomus sp.
    Labrundinia sp.
    Microtendipes sp.
    Nanocladius sp.
    Nimbocera sp.
    Parachironomus sp.
    Paramerina sp.
    Parametriocnemus sp.
    Paraphaenocladius sp.
    Paratanytarsus sp.
    Paratendipes sp.
    Polypedilum sp.
    Procladius sp.
    Saetheria sp.
    Tanytarsus sp.
    Telmatopelopia sp.
    Thienemanniella sp.
    Thienemannimyia sp.

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