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Wetlands of the Prairie Pothole Region

Table 21


Partial Species List of Invertebrates Present in Wetlands of the Prairie Pothole Regiona
Gastropoda Hydrobiidae - Annelida Tubificidae
Taxon Referenceb
Gastropoda
  Hydrobiidae      
    Cincinnatia cincinnatiensis (Anthony)   1
    Amnicola limosa (Say)   1
  Lymnaeidae      
    Fossaria obrussa (Say)   1
    Lymnaea stanalis (L.)   1, 21
    Stagnicola caperata (Say)   1, 8
    Stagnicola elodes (Say)   1, 8
  Physidae      
    Aplexa hypnorum (L.)   1
    Physa heterostropha (Say)   6
    Physa gyrina (Say)   1
    Physa integra Haldeman   1
    Physa jennessi Dall   8
  Planorbidae      
    Armiger crista (L.)   1, 6, 8
    Gyraulus circumstriatus (Tryon)   1, 9
    Gyraulus parvus (Say)   1, 6, 9
    Helisoma anseps (Mente)   1
    Helisoma trivolvis (Say)   1
    Planorbula armigera (Say)   1
    Planorbula campestris (Dawson)   1
    Promenetus exacuous (Say)   1, 6, 9
    Promenetus umbilicatellus (Cock.)   9
  Valvatidae      
    Valvata tricarinata (Say)   1
Annelida
  Hirudinea      
    Glossiphoniidae    
      Alboglossiphonia heteroclita (L.) 6
      Helobdella fusca (Castle) 6
      Marvinmeyeria lucida (Moore) 6
    Erpobdellidae    
      Erpobdella punctata (Leidy) 17
      Nephelopsis obscura (Verrill) 17
  Oligochaeta      
    Lumbriculidae    
      Lumbriculus variegatus (Muller) 6
    Naididae    
      Chaetogaster diaphanus (Gruit.) 6
    Tubificidae    
      Tubifex tubifex (Muller) 17
aLarge prairie marshes such as the Delta Marsh are not included in this list; see Rosenberg and Danks (1987) for species lists from larger marshes in Canada.
bReferences: 1, Alby (1968); 2, Applegate (1973); 3, Bick et al. (1977); 4, Brooks and Kelton (1967); 5, Cvancara (1983); 6, Daborn (1974); 7, Driver (1977); 8, Euliss and Mushet (unpublished data); 9, Gleason (1996); 10, Hanson and Swanson (1989); 11, Jacobson (1969); 12, Meyer and Swanson (1982); 13, Morrill (1987); 14, Nelson (1989); 15, Parker (1985); 16, Parker (1992); 17, Rasmussen (1983); 18, Sawchyn and Gillot (1974a); 19, Sawchyn and Gillot (1974b); 20, Swanson (1984); 21, Swanson et al. (1988); 22, Wrubleski (1996); 23, Wrubleski (unpublished data).

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