COUNT LIST Macroinvertebrates in the Huron River System

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Directions: As the ID expert identifies a macroinvertebrate, record the letter of the cell. After identification, count the number of each type. ♥ Indicates sensitive groups Check this box if the team used a Mystery Jar

Cell Count Taxa Cell Count Taxa PLECOPTERA – STONEFLIES TRICHOPTERA – CADDISFLIES Capniidae — slender winter ♥ (Build Cases or Spin Nets) (adults walk on snow) Brachycentridae — humpless case makers ♥ Nemouridae — broadback ♥ Glossosomatidae — saddle-case makers ♥ Perlidae — Perlid stonefly ♥ (in cool streams with current) (common stonefly in early summer) Goeridae — rock case-maker Perlodidae — stripetail ♥ Helicopsychidae — snail-case caddisfly Taeniopterygidae — winter broad-back ♥ (tolerate warmer water) Hydropsychidae — common net-spinner EPHEMEROPTERA – MAYFLIES (often abundant) Baetidae — small minnow mayfly Hydroptilidae — purse-case caddisfly Baetiscidae — armored mayfly (don’t require flow) Caenidae — small, square gills (often in silt ) Lepidostomatidae — square bark case-maker ♥ Ephemeridae — common burrower Leptoceridae — long-horned case makers Ephemerellidae — spiny crawler mayfly ♥ Limnephilidae — northern caddisfly Heptageniidae — flathead mayfly Molannidae — hoodcase maker Isonychiidae — brush-legged mayfly ♥ Odontoceridae — strong-case makers ♥ Leptophlebiidae — pronggill mayfly ♥ Philopotamidae — finger-net caddisfly Metretopodidae — cleft minnow mayfly ♥ (in riffles only) Oligoneuridae — brush-legged mayfly ♥ Phryganeidae — giant case-maker Polymitarcyidae — pale burrowers ♥ (common in slow flows) Potamanthidae — hacklegill Polycentropodidae — spotted head Siphlonuridae — primitive minnow mayfly Psychomyiidae — net-tube caddisfly ♥ Tricorythidae — little stout crawlers Rhyacophilidae — free-living caddisfly ♥ (quite tolerant ) Uenoidae — rock case-maker

HEMIPTERA – TRUE BUGS ODONATA – DAMSEL AND Belostomatidae — giant water bug DRAGONFLIES Corixidae — water boatman ANISOPTERA – DRAGONFLIES Gerridae — water strider Aeshnidae — darner Mesoveliidae — water treaders Cordulegastridae — biddy Naucoridae — creeping water bug Corduliidae — green-eyed skimmer Nepidae — water scorpions Gomphidae — clubtail ♥ Notonectidae — back-swimmers Libellulidae — common skimmer Pleidae — pigmy back-swimmers Macromiidae — cruiser Veliidae — short-legged striders ZYGOPTERA — DAMSELFLIES Calopterygidae — broad-winged damselfly Coenagrionidae — narrow-winged damselfly Lestidae — spread-winged damselfly Stream:______Site: ______Date of Collection: ______ID Verified By:______Your name:______

Cell Count Taxa Cell Count Taxa MEGALOPTERA — DOBSONFLIES DIPTERA — TRUE FLIES Corydalidae — dobson fly or hellgrammite ♥ Athericidae — watersnipe fly ♥ Sialidae — alderfly Ceratopogonidae — no-see-um Chironomidae — midge COLEOPTERA — BEETLES Chaoboridae — phantom midges Chrysomelidae — aquatic leaf beetle Culicidae — mosquito Curculionidae — weevil Dixidae — dixid midges ♥ Dryopidae — long-toed water beetle Dolichopodidae — aquatic long-legged fly Dytiscidae — predacious diving beetle Empididae — aquatic dance fly Elmidae — riffle beetle Ephydridae — shore, brine fly Gyrinidae — whirligig beetle Muscidae — muscoid fly Haliplidae — crawling beetle Ptychopteridae — phantom crane fly Hydrophilidae — water scavenger beetle Sciomyzidae — marsh fly Lampyridae- firefly (larva only) Simuliidae — black fly Noteridae — burrowing water beetle Stratiomyidae — soldier fly Psephenidae — water penny (larva only) Syrphidae — flower fly, rat-tailed maggots Scirtidae — marsh beetle Tabanidae — deer fly, horse fly Staphylinidae — rove beetle Tipulidae — crane fly

COLLEMBOLA — springtail LEPIDOPTERA Pyralidae — aquatic Pyralid moths

MISCELLANEOUS MACROINVERTEBRATES Most of the macroinvertebrates we collect are insects, but there are other kinds as well, including worms, snails, and leeches, and others.

Cell Count Taxa Cell Count Taxa ARTHROPODA -- CRUSTACEA (CRUSTACEANS) PLATYHELMINTHES Decapoda — crayfish Turbellaria – flatworm Isopoda – sowbug Amphipoda — scud ANNELIDA Hirudinea – leech ARTHROPODA- Arachnida (mites) Oligochaeta — worm Hydracarina — water mites PORIFERA – FRESHWATER SPONGES MOLLUSCA- Snails and Clams GASTROPODA – SNAILS AND LIMPETS BRYOZOA – MOSS ANIMALS (Have a single shell.) Ancylidae – limpet; have a flat cone OTHER NOTES: Right-handed snail Physidae — pouch snail; left-handed spiral Planorbidae – coiled in one plane; has no operculum

MOLLUSCA- Snails and Clams PELECYPODA – BIVALVES; CLAMS AND MUSSELS (Have a pair of symmetrical shells joined by a ligament.) Dreissenidae — zebra mussels Corbiculidae — Asiatic clam (three cardinal teeth below umbo) Sphaeriidae – fingernail clams; usually tiny with a thin shell Unionidae – large unless very young (either Anodonta or Elliptio)