The Missouri River Ecosystem: Exploring the Prospects for Recovery (2002)
Chapter: Appendix A Missouri River Aquatic Species
Appendix A
Missouri River Aquatic Species
TABLE 1 Listing of the Most Numerous Aquatic Insects Collected from the Missouri River in Nebraska Using Hester-Dendy Artificial Substrate Samplers, Dredges, and Plankton Nets from 1983 Through 1986, and Their Preferred Habitat
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Taxa |
Trophic group |
Habitat |
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Ephemeroptera |
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Family Ephemeridae |
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Hexagenia |
Collector-gatherer |
Backup, chute, soft |
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Ephemera |
Collector-gatherer-predator |
Backup, marsh |
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Pentagenia |
Collector-gatherer |
Chute, channel, hard |
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Family Polymitarcyidae |
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Ephoron |
Collector-gatherer |
Chute, channel, clay |
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Tortopus |
Channel border, clay |
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Family Oligoneuriidae |
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Homoeoneuria |
Collector-filterer |
Channel, sandbar |
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Family Tricorythidae |
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Tricorythodes |
Collector-gatherer |
Channel, chute, sand |
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Family Caenidae |
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Caenis |
Collector-gatherer-scraper |
Chute, channel border |
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Brachycercus |
Collector-gatherer |
Channel, chute, sand |
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Family Heptageniidae |
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Heptagenia |
Scraper-collector-gatherer |
Channel border, chute |
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Pseudiron |
Predator-engulfer |
Channel sandbars |
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Stenonema |
Scraper-collector-gatherer |
Chute, backup, pools |
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Stenocron |
Scraper-collector-gatherer |
Channel border, chute |
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Anepeorus |
Predator |
Channel, chute, borders |
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Taxa |
Trophic group |
Habitat |
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Family Leptophlebiidae |
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Leptophlebia |
Collector-gatherer |
Backup, marsh, pool |
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Paraleptophlebia |
Shredder-detritivore |
Channel, chute, backup |
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Family Siphlonuridae |
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Isonychia |
Collector |
Channel, channel border |
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Family Baetidae |
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Baetis |
Collector-gatherer-scraper |
Channel, chute, sandbar |
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Pseudocleon |
Scrapers |
Channel, chute, sandbar |
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Centroptilum |
Collector-gatherer-scraper |
Pool, backup, sandbar |
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Heterocloeon |
Scraper |
Channel, channel border |
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Callibaetis |
Collector-gatherer |
Backup, marsh, puddle |
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Dactylobaetis |
Scraper |
Backup, marsh, sand |
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Family Baetiscidae |
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Baetisca |
Collector-gatherer-scraper |
Chute, border, sandbar |
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Family Emhemerellidae |
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Ephemerella |
Collector-gatherer-scraper |
Chute, backup, marsh |
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Trichoptera |
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Family Hydropsychidae |
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Hydropsyche |
Collector-filterer |
Chute, channel borders |
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Potamyia |
Collector-filterer |
Chute, channel borders |
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Cheumatopsyche |
Collector-filterer |
Chute, channel borders |
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Family Polycentropodidae |
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Neuroclipsis |
Shredder-herbivore |
Chute, backup, marsh |
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Nyctiophylax |
Predator-collector-filterer |
off channel habitat |
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Cyrnellus |
Collector-filterer |
off channel habitat |
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Family Hydroptilidae |
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Mayatrichia |
Scraper |
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Hydroptila |
Piercer-herbivore |
Backwater borders |
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Agraylea |
Piercer-herbivore |
Backwater borders |
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Family Leptoceridae |
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Ceraclea |
Collector-gatherer |
All aquatic habitat |
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Nectopsyche |
Shredder-herbivore |
Chute, backup, borders |
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Triaenodes |
Shredder-herbivore |
Backup, marsh, puddle |
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Family Limnephilidae |
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Pycnopsyche |
Shredder-detritivore |
Chute, backup, puddle |
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Family Philiopotamidae |
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Wormaldia |
Collector-filterer |
Channel, chute |
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Family Brachycentridae |
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Brachycentrus |
Collector-filterer |
Channel, chute |
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Diptera |
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Family Chironomidae |
Collector-gatherer-filter |
All aquatic habitats |
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Family Tipulidae |
Shredder-detritivore |
All aquatic habitats |
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Family Tephritidae |
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Family Tabanidae |
Predator |
Backup, marsh, puddle |
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Family Chaobordiae |
Predator-engulfer |
Backup, marsh, puddle |
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Family Culicidae |
Collector-filterer-gatherer |
Backup, marsh, puddle |
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Taxa |
Trophic group |
Habitat |
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Family Simuliidae |
Collector-filterer |
Chute, channel |
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Family Mycetophilidae |
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Family Ceratopogonidae |
Predator-gatherer |
Backup, marsh, puddle |
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Family Muscidae |
Predator |
All aquatic habitats |
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Family Tachinidae |
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Family Stratiomiyidae |
Collector-gatherer |
Backup, marsh, puddle |
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Family Agromyzidae |
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Family Cecidomyidae |
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Family Empididae |
Predator |
off channel habitat |
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Family Sciaridae |
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Family Dolichopodidae |
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Family Psychodidae |
Collector-gatherer |
Backup, marsh, puddle |
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Family Ephydridae |
Collector-gatherer |
Backup, marsh, puddle |
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Family Phoridae |
Predator |
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Plecoptera |
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Family Perlidae |
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Acroneuria |
Predator |
Channel, chute, borders |
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Family Perlodidae |
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Isoperla |
Predator |
Channel, chute, borders |
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Perlinella |
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Perlesta |
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Family Taeniopterygidae |
Shredder-detritivore |
Channel, chute, borders |
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Odonata |
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Family Coenagrionidae |
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Argia |
Predator |
off channel habitat |
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Ischnura |
Predator |
Chute, backup, marsh |
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Coenagrion |
Predator |
off channel habitat |
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Agrion |
Predator |
off channel habitat |
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Enallagma |
Predator |
Backup, marsh, puddle |
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Family Gomphidae |
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Gomphus |
Predator |
Backup, marsh, puddle |
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Family |
Libellulidae Predator |
Oxbow, puddle |
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Family Lestidae |
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Lestes |
Predator |
Backup, marsh, puddle |
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Family Aeshinidae |
Predator |
Backup, marsh, puddle |
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Family Calopterygidae |
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Agrion |
Predator |
Chute |
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Coleoptera |
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Family Halipidae |
Shredder-herbivore |
Backup, marsh, puddle |
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Family Dytiscidae |
Predator |
Backup, marsh, puddle |
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Family Gyrinidae |
Predator |
off channel habitat |
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Family Dryopidae |
Scraper-collector-gatherer |
Chute, channel, sandbar |
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Family Curculionidae |
Shredder-herbivore |
Backup, marsh, puddle |
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Family Helodidae |
Shredder-herbivore |
Oxbow, puddle, marsh |
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Family Hydrophilidae |
Predator |
All aquatic habitats |
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Taxa |
Trophic group |
Habitat |
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Family Staphylinidae |
Predator |
Sandbar, dune |
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Family Elmidae |
Collector-gatherer-scraper |
Chute, channel, sandbar |
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Family Heteroceridae |
Predator |
Sandbar, dune |
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Family Carabidae |
Predator |
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Family Chrysomelidae |
Shredder-herbivore |
Backup, marsh, puddle |
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Family Coccinellidae |
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Hemiptera |
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Family Corixidae |
Piercer |
All aquatic habitats |
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Family Lygaeidae |
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Family Nabidae |
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Family Aradidae |
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Family Tingitidae |
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Family Mesoveliidae |
Predator |
Backup, marsh, oxbow |
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Family Cicadellidae |
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Family Coreidae |
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Family Naucoridae |
Predator |
Backup, marsh, oxbow |
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Family Pleidae |
Predator |
Oxbow, puddle, marsh |
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Family Notonectidae |
Predator |
Backup, marsh, oxbow |
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Family Saldidae |
Predator |
Backup, marsh, oxbow |
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Family Gerridae |
Predator |
All aquatic habitats |
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Family Hebridae |
Predator |
Backup, marsh, oxbow |
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Lepidoptera |
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Family Pyralidae |
Scraper-shredder-herbivore |
off channel habitat |
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Homoptera |
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Family Aphididae |
Herbivore |
Terrestrial-incidental |
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Family Cicadellidae |
Herbivore |
Terrestrial-incidental |
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Family Ceropidae |
Herbivore |
Terrestrial-incidental |
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Family Delphacidae |
Herbivore |
Terrestrial-incidental |
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Family Aleyrodidae |
Herbivore |
Terrestrial-incidental |
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Hymenoptera |
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Family Formicidae |
Parasitic |
Terrestrial-incidental |
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Family Eurytomidae |
Parasitic |
Terrestrial-incidental |
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Family Pteromalidae |
Parasitic |
Terrestrial-incidental |
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Family Braconidae |
Parasitic |
Terrestrial-incidental |
TABLE 2 Unionid mollusks collected recently from four river basins in eastern Nebraska draining into the Missouri River, and the Missouri River
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Elkhorn River |
Platte River |
Big and Little Nemaha Rivers |
Missouri River |
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Anodonta imbecillis |
Anodonta imbecillis |
Anodonta imbecillis |
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Anodonta g. grandis |
Anodonta g. grandis |
Anodonta g. grandis |
Anodonta g. grandis |
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Anodonta g. corpulenta |
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Anodonta suborbiculata |
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Anodontoides ferussacianus |
Anodontoides ferussacianus |
Anodontoides ferussacianus |
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Strophitus u. undulatus |
Strophitus u. undulatus |
Strophitus u. undulatus |
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Arcidens confragosus |
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Arcidens confragosus |
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Lasmigona complanata |
Lasmigona complanata |
Lasmigona complanata |
Lasmigona complanata |
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Lasmigona compressa |
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Lasmigona compressa |
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Tritogonia verrucosa |
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Tritogonia verrucosa |
Tritogonia verrucosa |
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Quadrula quadrula |
Quadrula quadrula |
Quadrula quadrula |
Quadrula quadrula |
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Quadrula p. pustulosa |
Quadrula p. pustulosa |
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Amblema p. plicata |
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Amblema p. plicata |
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Fusconaia flava |
Fusconaia flava |
Fusconaia flava |
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Uniomerus tetralasmus |
Uniomerus tetralasmus |
Uniomerus tetralasmus |
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Actinonaias ligamentina carinata |
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Actinonaias ligamentina carinata |
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Elkhorn River |
Platte River |
Big and Little Nemaha Rivers |
Missouri River |
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Obovaria olivaria |
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Obovaria olivaria |
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Truncilla truncata |
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Truncilla truncata |
Truncilla truncata |
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Truncilla donaciformis |
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Truncilla donaciformis |
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Leptodea fragilis |
Leptodea fragilis |
Leptodea fragilis |
Leptodea fragilis |
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Leptodea leptodon |
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Potamilus alatus |
Potamilus alatus |
Potamilus alatus |
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Potamilus purpuratus |
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Potamilus ohiensis |
Potamilus ohiensis |
Potamilus ohiensis |
Potamilus ohiensis |
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Toxolasma parvus |
Toxolasma parvus |
Toxolasma parvus |
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Ligumia recta |
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Ligumia recta |
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Ligumia subrostrata |
Ligumia subrostrata |
Ligumia subrostrata |
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Lampsilis teres f. teres |
Lampsilis teres f. teres |
Lampsilis teres f. teres |
Lampsilis teres f. teres |
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Lampsilis teres f. anodontoides |
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Lampsilis teres f. anodontoides |
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Lampsilis radiata luteola |
Lampsilis radiata luteola |
Lampsilis radiata luteola |
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Lampsilis ventricosa |
Lampsilis ventricosa |
Lampsilis ventricosa |
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Corbicula fluminea |
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Elliptio dilatata |
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TABLE 3 Gastropoda and Bivalvia Molluscs Collected in 1855-1857 by Hayden During the Warren Expedition
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Mollusc taxa |
Mollusc taxa |
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Unio alatus |
Unio levississimus |
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Unio luteolus |
Unio asperimus |
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Unio rectus |
Unio elegans |
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Unio zizzag |
Unio anadontoides |
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Magaritana complanata |
Anadonta ferussaciana |
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Lymnea elodes |
Lymnea nuttalliana |
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Lymnea humilis |
Lymnea haydeni |
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Lymnea kirtlandiana |
Lymnea umbrosa |
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Lymnea lubricoides |
Lymnea philadelphica |
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Planorbis bicarinatus |
Planorbis trivolvis |
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Planorbis lentus |
Planorbis parvus |
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Planorbis campanulatus |
Physa heterostropha |
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Physa integra |
Physa elongata |
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Physa ampularia |
Psidium sp. |
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Cyclas sp. |
Daphnia sp. |
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Amnicola porata |
Amnicola lapidaria |
TABLE 4 Fish species of the Missouri River and Its Floodplain with Preferred Habitat, Present Status, and Distribution and reference
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Ichthyomyzon castaneus, Sandbar depositional, Increasing exotic, MO-KS-NE, 5 Acipenser fulvescens, Sandbar, Rare and decreasing, MO-NE-SD, 2 Scaphirhynchus albus, Sandbar depositional, Listed and decreasing, MO-IA-KS-NE-SD-ND-MT, 2 S. platorynchus, Sandbar depositional, Stable to decreasing, MO-IA-KS-NE-WY-SD-ND-MT, 2 Polyodon spathula, Sandbar-Oxbow, Stable to decreasing, MO-IA-KS-NE-SD-ND-MT, 2 Lepisosteus osseus, Backups Marshes, Decreasing, MO-IA-KS-NE-SD-ND, 3 L. platostomus, Backups Marshes, Decreasing, MO-IA-KS-NE-SD-ND-MT, 3 Anguilla rostrata, Large snags Channel borders, Rare, MO-IA-KS-NE-SD, 1 Alosa alabamae, Main channel Snags, Rare, MO, 4 A. chrysochloris, Main channel, Rare, MO-IA-KS-NE-SD, 4 Dorosoma cepedianum, Backups Marshes, Stable to increasing, MO-IA-KS-NE-SD, 4-5 Hiodon alosoides, Sandbar pool Main channel, Stable to declining, MO-IA-KS-NE-WY-SD-ND-MT, 4-11 H. tergisus, Sandbar pool, Rare and declining, MO-NE, 5 Coregonus artedii, Reservoir, Exotic, SD-ND-MT. Onchorhynchus kisutch, Reservoir, Exotic, NE-SD-ND-MT. Onchorhynchus nerka, Reservoir, Exotic, SD-ND-MT. Prosopium gemmiferum, Reservoir, Exotic, SD-ND. Salmo aguabonita, Reservoir, Exotic, MT. Salmo clarki, Reservoir, Exotic, WY-SD-MT. Salmo gairdneri, Reservoir, Exotic, MO-KS-NE-WY-SD-ND-MT. Salmo trutta, Reservoir, Exotic, MO-NE-WY-SD-ND-MT. Salvelinus fontanalis, Reservoir, Exotic, NE-WY-MT. Salvelinus namaycush, Reservoir, Exotic, SD-ND,MT. Thymallus arcticus, Reservoir, Exotic, WY-SD-ND-MT. Osmerus mordax, Reservoir, Exotic, NE-SD-ND. Esox americanus, Backups Marshes, Uncommon, MO-NE, 7 E. lucius, Chutes Flowing Marshes, Increasing to reduced, MO-IA-KS-NE-SD-ND-MT, 12-7 E. masquinongy, Reservoir-Tailwater, Exotic, MO-NE-SD. Carassius auratus, Backups Marshes, Exotic, MO-KS-NE-SD-ND-MT. Cyprinus carpio, Main channel Backups Marshes, Exotic, MO-IA-KS-NE-WY-SD-ND-MT. Hybognathus hankinsoni, Sandbar, Uncommon, MO-IA-KS-NE-WY-SD-ND-MT, 1 H. nuchalis, Sandbar depositional, Uncommon, MO-IA-KS-NE-WY-SD-ND-MT, 1 H. placitus, Sandbar depositional-Channels, Uncommon, MO-KS-NE-WY-SD-ND-MT, 3 H. argyritis, Backups sandbar-depositional, Uncommon, MO-KS-NE-SD-ND-MT, 3 Macrhybopsis aestivalis, Sandbar Main channel, Increasing to decreasing, MO-IA-KS-NE, 5-6 M. gelida, Sandbar Main channel, Rare, MO-IA-KS-NE-WY-SD-ND-MT, 3-6 M. meeki, Sandbar Main channel, Rare, MO-IA-KS-NE-SD-ND-MT, 6 M. storeriana, Backups, Reduced, MO-IA-KS-NE-SD, 6 Notemigonus crysoleucas, Backups Marshes, Uncommon, MO-IA-KS-NE-SD-ND-MT, 1 Notropis atherinoides, Sandbar Main channel, Increasing, MO-IA-KS-NE-SD-ND-MT, 3-5 |
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N. blennius, Main channel margins, Increasing to reduced, MO-IA-KS-NE-WY-SD, 5-3 N. buchanani, Backups, Stable to increasing, MO-KS, 5 N. dorsalis, Chute sandbars, Reduced, MO-IA-KS-NE-WY-SD, 3 N. hudsonius, Gravel bars Backups Reservoirs, Stable-exotic, IA-NE-SD-ND-MT. N. lutrensis, Backups Marshes Sandbars, Stable to increasing, MO-IA-KS-NE-WY-SD-ND, 5 N. spilopterus, Sandbar Main channel, Increasing non-native, MO-IA-NE-SD. N. stramineus, Sandbar, Stable to decreasing, MO-IA-KS-NE-WY-SD-ND-MT, 5 N. volucellus, Sandbar Main channel, Stable, MO, 5 Pimephales notatus, Backups Marshes, Stable to increasing, MO-KS-IA-NE, 5 P. promelas, Sandbar depositional Backup, Stable to increasing, MO-IA-KS-NE-WY-SD-ND-MT, 5 Ctenopharyngodon idella, Backups Marshes Main channels, Increasing exotic, MO-IA-KS-NE-SD. Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, Backups Marshes Main channels , Increasing exotic, MO-IA-KS-NE-SD. Hypophthalmichthys nobilis, Backups Marshes Main channels , Increasing exotic, MO-IA-KS-NE-SD. Carpiodes carpio, Backups Main channels, Stable to decreasing, MO-IA-KS-NE-WY-SD-ND-MT, 5 Carpiodes cyprinus, Backups Main channels, Uncommon, MO-IA-KS-NE-WY-SD-ND, 7 Carpiodes velifer, Backups, Main channels, Uncommon, MO-IA-KS-NE, 7 Cycleptus elongatus, Main channel Chutes Large snags, Stable to declining, MO-IA-KS-NE-SD-ND-MT, 3-4 Ictiobus bubalus, Backups Marshes, Reduced and declining, MO-IA-KS-NE-SD-ND-MT, 7 I. cyprinellus, Backups Marshes, Reduced and declining, MO-IA-KS-NE-SD-ND-MT, 5-7 I. niger, Backups Main channel, Uncommon to rare, MO-IA-KS-NE, 7 Moxostoma macrolepidotum, Rock, Main channel Chute, Stable, MO-IA-KS-NE-WY-SD-ND-MT, 7 Moxostoma erythrurum, Rock Pools Turbidity, Uncommon, MO-IA-KS-N, 7 Ictalurus furcatus, Main channel Large snags, Reduced to uncommon, MO-IA-KS-NE-SD, 8 I. melas, Backups Marshes, Reduced, MO-IA-KS-NE-WY-SD-ND-MT, 5 I. natalis, Backups Marshes, Reduced, MO-IA-KS-NE-SD-ND-MT, 7 I. punctatus, All habitats, Stable, MO-IA-KS-NE-WY-SD-ND-MT, 7 Noturus flavus, Rock Main channel margins, Unknown, MO-IA-KS-NE-WY-SD-ND-MT. N. gyrinus, Depositional Backups, Unknown, MO-IA-KS-NE-SD-ND. Pylodictis olivaris, Main Channel Large snags, Stable to declining, MO-IA-KS-NE-SD, 8 Lota lota, Main channel Large snags, Rare, MO-KS-NE-WY-SD-ND-MT, 9 Fundulus kansae, Backups Sandbar Main channel, Reduced, MO-KS-NE-WY, 1 F. notatus, Backups Sandbar, Increasing-exotic, MO-KS. Gambusia affinis, Backups, Stable-exotic, MO-KS. Labidesthes sicculus, Pool, Common to rare, MO-NE, 1-7 Morone chrysops, Sandbar pools, Stable-exotic, MO-IA-KS-NE-SD-ND. M. mississippiensis, Backups, Uncommon, MO, 1 Ambloplites rupestris, Rock Large snags, Stable, MO-IA-NE-WY-SD-MT, 7 Lepomis cyanellus, Backups, Uncommon, MO-IA-KS-NE-WY-SD-ND-MT, 7 |
