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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 Taxa Trophic group Habitat Ephemeroptera Family Ephemeridae Hexagenia Collector-gatherer Backup, chute, soft Ephemera Collector-gatherer-predator Backup, marsh Pentagenia Collector-gatherer Chute, channel, hard Family Polymitarcyidae Ephoron Collector-gatherer Chute, channel, clay Tortopus Channel border, clay Family Oligoneuriidae Homoeoneuria Collector-filterer Channel, sandbar Family Tricorythidae Tricorythodes Collector-gatherer Channel, chute, sand Family Caenidae Caenis Collector-gatherer-scraper Chute, channel border Brachycercus Collector-gatherer Channel, chute, sand Family Heptageniidae Heptagenia Scraper-collector-gatherer Channel border, chute Pseudiron Predator-engulfer Channel sandbars Stenonema Scraper-collector-gatherer Chute, backup, pools Stenocron Scraper-collector-gatherer Channel border, chute Anepeorus Predator Channel, chute, borders 159
160 THE MISSOURI RIVER ECOSYSTEM TABLE 1 Continued Taxa Trophic group Habitat Family Leptophlebiidae Leptophlebia Collector-gatherer Backup, marsh, pool Paraleptophlebia Shredder-detritivore Channel, chute, backup Family Siphlonuridae Isonychia Collector Channel, channel border Family Baetidae Baetis Collector-gatherer-scraper Channel, chute, sandbar Pseudocleon Scrapers Channel, chute, sandbar Centroptilum Collector-gatherer-scraper Pool, backup, sandbar Heterocloeon Scraper Channel, channel border Callibaetis Collector-gatherer Backup, marsh, puddle Dactylobaetis Scraper Backup, marsh, sand Family Baetiscidae Baetisca Collector-gatherer-scraper Chute, border, sandbar Family Emhemerellidae Ephemerella Collector-gatherer-scraper Chute, backup, marsh Trichoptera Family Hydropsychidae Hydropsyche Collector-filterer Chute, channel borders Potamyia Collector-filterer Chute, channel borders Cheumatopsyche Collector-filterer Chute, channel borders Family Polycentropodidae Neuroclipsis Shredder-herbivore Chute, backup, marsh Nyctiophylax Predator-collector-filterer off channel habitat Cyrnellus Collector-filterer off channel habitat Family Hydroptilidae Mayatrichia Scraper Hydroptila Piercer-herbivore Backwater borders Agraylea Piercer-herbivore Backwater borders Family Leptoceridae Ceraclea Collector-gatherer All aquatic habitat Nectopsyche Shredder-herbivore Chute, backup, borders Triaenodes Shredder-herbivore Backup, marsh, puddle Family Limnephilidae Pycnopsyche Shredder-detritivore Chute, backup, puddle Family Philiopotamidae Wormaldia Collector-filterer Channel, chute Family Brachycentridae Brachycentrus Collector-filterer Channel, chute Diptera Family Chironomidae Collector-gatherer-filter All aquatic habitats Family Tipulidae Shredder-detritivore All aquatic habitats Family Tephritidae Family Tabanidae Predator Backup, marsh, puddle Family Chaobordiae Predator-engulfer Backup, marsh, puddle Family Culicidae Collector-filterer-gatherer Backup, marsh, puddle
APPENDIX A 161 TABLE 1 Continued Taxa Trophic group Habitat Family Simuliidae Collector-filterer Chute, channel Family Mycetophilidae Family Ceratopogonidae Predator-gatherer Backup, marsh, puddle Family Muscidae Predator All aquatic habitats Family Tachinidae Family Stratiomiyidae Collector-gatherer Backup, marsh, puddle Family Agromyzidae Family Cecidomyidae Family Empididae Predator off channel habitat Family Sciaridae Family Dolichopodidae Family Psychodidae Collector-gatherer Backup, marsh, puddle Family Ephydridae Collector-gatherer Backup, marsh, puddle Family Phoridae Predator Plecoptera Family Perlidae Acroneuria Predator Channel, chute, borders Family Perlodidae Isoperla Predator Channel, chute, borders Perlinella Perlesta Family Taeniopterygidae Shredder-detritivore Channel, chute, borders Odonata Family Coenagrionidae Argia Predator off channel habitat Ischnura Predator Chute, backup, marsh Coenagrion Predator off channel habitat Agrion Predator off channel habitat Enallagma Predator Backup, marsh, puddle Family Gomphidae Gomphus Predator Backup, marsh, puddle Family Libellulidae Predator Oxbow, puddle Family Lestidae Lestes Predator Backup, marsh, puddle Family Aeshinidae Predator Backup, marsh, puddle Family Calopterygidae Agrion Predator Chute Coleoptera Family Halipidae Shredder-herbivore Backup, marsh, puddle Family Dytiscidae Predator Backup, marsh, puddle Family Gyrinidae Predator off channel habitat Family Dryopidae Scraper-collector-gatherer Chute, channel, sandbar Family Curculionidae Shredder-herbivore Backup, marsh, puddle Family Helodidae Shredder-herbivore Oxbow, puddle, marsh Family Hydrophilidae Predator All aquatic habitats
162 THE MISSOURI RIVER ECOSYSTEM TABLE 1 Continued Taxa Trophic group Habitat Family Staphylinidae Predator Sandbar, dune Family Elmidae Collector-gatherer-scraper Chute, channel, sandbar Family Heteroceridae Predator Sandbar, dune Family Carabidae Predator Family Chrysomelidae Shredder-herbivore Backup, marsh, puddle Family Coccinellidae Hemiptera Family Corixidae Piercer All aquatic habitats Family Lygaeidae Family Nabidae Family Aradidae Family Tingitidae Family Mesoveliidae Predator Backup, marsh, oxbow Family Cicadellidae Family Coreidae Family Naucoridae Predator Backup, marsh, oxbow Family Pleidae Predator Oxbow, puddle, marsh Family Notonectidae Predator Backup, marsh, oxbow Family Saldidae Predator Backup, marsh, oxbow Family Gerridae Predator All aquatic habitats Family Hebridae Predator Backup, marsh, oxbow Lepidoptera Family Pyralidae Scraper-shredder-herbivore off channel habitat Homoptera Family Aphididae Herbivore Terrestrial-incidental Family Cicadellidae Herbivore Terrestrial-incidental Family Ceropidae Herbivore Terrestrial-incidental Family Delphacidae Herbivore Terrestrial-incidental Family Aleyrodidae Herbivore Terrestrial-incidental Hymenoptera Family Formicidae Parasitic Terrestrial-incidental Family Eurytomidae Parasitic Terrestrial-incidental Family Pteromalidae Parasitic Terrestrial-incidental Family Braconidae Parasitic Terrestrial-incidental
APPENDIX A 163 TABLE 2 Unionid mollusks collected recently from four river basins in eastern Nebraska draining into the Missouri River, and the Missouri River Big and Little Elkhorn River Platte River Nemaha Rivers Missouri River Anodonta imbecillis Anodonta imbecillis Anodonta imbecillis Anodonta g. grandis Anodonta g. grandis Anodonta g. grandis Anodonta g. grandis Anodonta g. corpulenta Anodonta suborbiculata Anodontoides Anodontoides Anodontoides ferussacianus ferussacianus ferussacianus Strophitus u. Strophitus u. Strophitus u. undulatus undulatus undulatus Arcidens Arcidens confragosus confragosus Lasmigona Lasmigona Lasmigona Lasmigona complanata complanata complanata complanata Lasmigona Lasmigona compressa compressa Tritogonia Tritogonia Tritogonia verrucosa verrucosa verrucosa Quadrula quadrula Quadrula quadrula Quadrula quadrula Quadrula quadrula Quadrula p. Quadrula p. pustulosa pustulosa Amblema p. plicata Amblema p. plicata Fusconaia flava Fusconaia flava Fusconaia flava Uniomerus Uniomerus Uniomerus tetralasmus tetralasmus tetralasmus Actinonaias Actinonaias ligamentina ligamentina carinata carinata
164 THE MISSOURI RIVER ECOSYSTEM TABLE 2 Continued Big and Little Elkhorn River Platte River Nemaha Rivers Missouri River Obovaria olivaria Obovaria olivaria Truncilla truncata Truncilla truncata Truncilla truncata Truncilla Truncilla donaciformis donaciformis Leptodea fragilis Leptodea fragilis Leptodea fragilis Leptodea fragilis Leptodea leptodon Potamilus alatus Potamilus alatus Potamilus alatus Potamilus purpuratus Potamilus ohiensis Potamilus ohiensis Potamilus ohiensis Potamilus ohiensis Toxolasma parvus Toxolasma parvus Toxolasma parvus Ligumia recta Ligumia recta Ligumia subrostrata Ligumia subrostrata Ligumia subrostrata Lampsilis teres Lampsilis teres Lampsilis teres Lampsilis teres f. teres f. teres f. teres f. teres Lampsilis teres Lampsilis teres f. anodontoides f. anodontoides Lampsilis radiata Lampsilis radiata Lampsilis radiata luteola luteola luteola Lampsilis ventricosa Lampsilis ventricosa Lampsilis ventricosa Corbicula fluminea Elliptio dilatata
APPENDIX A 165 TABLE 3 Gastropoda and Bivalvia Molluscs Collected in 1855-1857 by Hayden During the Warren Expedition Mollusc taxa Mollusc taxa Unio alatus Unio levississimus Unio luteolus Unio asperimus Unio rectus Unio elegans Unio zizzag Unio anadontoides Magaritana complanata Anadonta ferussaciana Lymnea elodes Lymnea nuttalliana Lymnea humilis Lymnea haydeni Lymnea kirtlandiana Lymnea umbrosa Lymnea lubricoides Lymnea philadelphica Planorbis bicarinatus Planorbis trivolvis Planorbis lentus Planorbis parvus Planorbis campanulatus Physa heterostropha Physa integra Physa elongata Physa ampularia Psidium sp. Cyclas sp. Daphnia sp. Amnicola porata Amnicola lapidaria
166 THE MISSOURI RIVER ECOSYSTEM TABLE 4 Fish species of the Missouri River and Its Floodplain with Preferred Habitat, Present Status, and Distribution and reference 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
APPENDIX A 167 TABLE 4 Continued 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
168 THE MISSOURI RIVER ECOSYSTEM TABLE 4 Continued L. gibbosus, Backups, Rare, MO-IA-NE-WY-ND-MT, 7 L. humulis, Backups, Uncommon, MO-IA-KS-NE-SD-ND, 7 L. macrochirus, Backups, Reduced, MO-IA-KS-NE-WY-SD-ND-MT, 5 Micropterus dolomieui, Rock, Increasing-exotic, NE-SD. M. punctulatus, Main channels, Rare to stable, MO-KS-NE, 5 M. salmoides, Backups, Reduced, MO-IA-KS-NE-WY-SD-ND-MT, 7 Pomoxis annularis, Backups, Stable to decreasing, MO-IA-KS-NE-WY-SD-ND-MT, 5- 7-11 P. nigromaculatus, Backups, Stable to decreasing, MO-IA-KS-NE-WY-SD-ND-MT, 7-11 Etheostoma nigrum, Backups, Reduced, MO-IA-KS-NE-WY-SD-ND, 7 Perca flavescens, Backups, Stable to declining, IA-KS-NE-WY-SD-ND-MT, 7-11 Stizostedion canadense, All river habitats, Reduced and declining, MO-IA-KS-NE-WY- SD-ND-MT, 5-10 S. vitreum, Sandbar pools Reservoir, Stable but mostly non-native, MO-IA-KS-NE- WY-SD-ND-MT. Aplodinotus grunniens, Sandbar pools Main channels, Stable to increeasing, MO-IA- KS-NE-SD-ND-MT, 5 NOTES: 1. Pflieger (1975), 2. Hesse and Carreiro (1997), 3. Hesse et.al. (1993), 4. Hesse et.al. (1989), 5. Pflieger and Grace (1987), 6. Hesse (1994a), 7. Hesse (1983-1993), 8. Hesse (1994c), 9. Hesse (1994d), and 10. Hesse (1994b), 11. Hendrickson and Power (1999), 12. Hill et.al. (1997)
