Current River Biotic Community

BIOTIC COMMUNITIES
Stream Fish Distribution and Abundance
Historical records of fish community collections within the Current River Watershed date back to
1 August, 1930 (MDC 1998a and MoRAP 2000a). Fish community collection sites are presented in
Figure Bc01. From 1930 to 2000, 124 fish species (not including hybrids or larval lamprey) in 24
families have been collected within the watershed (Table Bc01) (MDC Ozark Regional Fish Community
Collection and Sport Fish Sample Files; MNHP 2001a; Pflieger 1989; Pflieger 1997; MDC 1998a;
MoRAP 2000a). Fish community sampling sites are presented in Figure Bc01.
Table Bc02 shows fish species distribution by modified 14 digit hydrologic unit. While this
information provides insight into areas of the watershed where species have been collected in the past, it
is important to note that the number of fish sampling sites as well as collections vary greatly between
drainage units (no data is available for some units), thus negating the use of this data for any quantitative
analysis.
Analysis of temporal distribution of species within the watershed was accomplished by dividing
the examined period of record for fish community collections into three periods: Period 1 (1930-1957),
Period 2 (1958-1979), and Period 3 (1980-2000). This analysis revealed that the number of species
within the watershed between periods 1 and 2 remained similar with 111 and 117 species collected
respectively. Period 3 saw a substantial decrease in the number of species collected within the watershed
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at 82. Of the species not observed in the latter time period, 1 is state endangered and 9 are considered
species of conservation concern (MNHP 2001b). Possible reasons for the absence of species from
collections of this time period vary. A difference in the number and spatial distribution pattern of
sampling locations during period 3 may have a substantial role in the absence of some species in
collections. During period 1, approximately 53 locations were sampled with multiple collections from
different times of year in the same time period being combined from a small number of these locations.
During period 2, 84 locations were sampled. During period 3, 61 locations were sampled. A difference
in spatial distribution of sample locations could be another possible explanation. Four of the 11 locations
at which the species in question were collected in period 1 were not sampled in period 3. In addition,
based on quantitative data available in the MDC fish collection database (MDC 1998a), many of the
species in question generally appear to have never been collected in large numbers. Twenty-three species
had fewer than 10 specimens collected. An inconsistency between the time periods in the types of
sample gear used is perhaps another explanation; however, this was not comprehensively analyzed
because sample methodology data was not readily available for all samples.
The previously discussed factors make it difficult to determine actual species decline within the
Current River Watershed. Future additional sampling efforts focusing on historic fish collection locations
at which the species in question have been collected in the past will be important in determining the
extent, if any, of the spatial and temporal shift in the fish community composition of the watershed.
The fish community of the Current River Watershed is composed of a diverse assemblage of fish
species representing all four aquatic faunal regions of Missouri as defined by Pflieger (1989 and 1997).
While species characteristic of the Ozark faunal region account for a dominating 42.1% of total species in
the watershed, species characteristic of the River, Lowland, and Prairie faunal regions comprise 7.9%,
15.1%, and 2.4% respectively of total species in the watershed (Table Bc01, Table Bc03). The remaining
species (32.5%) occurring within the watershed are either widely distributed in Missouri, or are
characteristic of more than one faunal region (Table Bct03). One species, the common carp is a nuisance
exotic species.
Game Fish
The Current River and its tributaries offer a variety of angling opportunities. A total of 9 species
of gamefish (as defined as game fish in MDC 2001c) are known to occur within the watershed (MDC
Ozark Regional Fish Collection Files; MoRAP 2000a; MDC 1998a Pflieger 1997). These include brown
trout, chain pickerel, grass pickerel, largemouth bass, rainbow trout, shadow bass, smallmouth bass,
walleye, and warmouth. Other game fish species including black crappie, channel catfish, flathead
catfish, paddlefish, sauger, spotted bass, white bass, and white crappie, have been observed in the
watershed in the past. However, these are not considered to be significant fisheries (the last collections in
which these species occurred, with the exception of flathead catfish and paddlefish, were made prior to
1980).
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The Current River supports a significant trout fishery in its upper reaches located in southern Dent
and northern Shannon Counties. Montauk State Park, one of the Missouri’s four trout parks, is located in
Dent County at the head of the Current River. Approximately 3 miles of trout stream exist within the
park. An additional 16.7 miles of the Current River below the park is also managed for trout. Rainbow
trout are the primary species within the park while both rainbows and browns can be found downstream
of the park. (Please refer to current copy of the Missouri Wildlife Code)
Fish Stocking
Due to the existence of a significant cold water fishery within the Current River Watershed, fish
stocking efforts have primarily focused on salmonid species. The first recorded introduction of salmonids
within the watershed was in 1891 at which time rainbow and brown trout from the federal hatchery at
Neosho were stocked in the Current River (Turner 1979). In the years following the initial stocking,
salmonids continued to be stocked in the Current River. While rainbow and brown trout were the species
stocked on the most consistent basis, introductions of brook trout and grayling also occurred. However,
no records of these latter species exist within MDC fish community collections. This would appear to
indicate the lack of success of this effort. In 1928, the coldwater resources at Montauk, Missouri were
purchased by the Missouri Game and Fish Commission for use as a trout hatchery and fishing area
(Turner 1979). The hatchery began operation four years later in 1932.
A new era in the trout fishery of the Current River began in 1937 under the management of the
newly created Missouri Department of Conservation. The stocking of
Salmonids in the Current River was limited to rainbow trout (Turner
1979). Stocking of brown trout resumed in 1966 (Turner 1974).
Currently, the MDC stocks both rainbow and brown trout in
the upper Current River (MDC 2001d). Within the Montauk State
Park Boundary, rainbow trout are stocked on a daily basis. Brown
trout are stocked each spring in the section of the Current River from
the state park to Cedargrove Bridge. From Cedargrove to Akers
Ferry, rainbow trout are stocked every few weeks from February to
mid-October.
Limited availability of historic stocking records for warm water species, the potential of “bait
bucket” introductions and the availability of fish from commercial dealers, makes it difficult to address
the entire scope of warm water stocking which has or may have occurred in the Current River
Watershed. However, examination of various sources reveals some past stocking efforts within the
watershed. The common carp, a species native to Asia, was widely stocked in Missouri by the Missouri
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Fish Commission between 1879 and 1895 at which time the program was discontinued (Pflieger 1997).
Earliest observations of common carp from MDC fish community collection files are from 1947 (MDC
1998a). While common carp are a component of the commercial fishing industry in Missouri (Barnes
and Riggert 2000), common carp can also be a nuisance species. They take space in rivers, streams, and
lakes away from native species. They can increase stream and lake turbidity, destroy spawning habitat,
while eating the eggs of native species of fish (Barnes and Riggert 2000). MDC annual reports
(1937-1942 and 1946-1992) indicate that, historically, warm-water fish stocked or “rescued” (removing
fish from intermittent pools of water and redistributing to areas deemed more suitable) by the MDC in the
watershed included largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, crappie, bluegill, green sunfish, catfish, shadow
bass, and “minnows”. The practice of “fish rescue” has been discontinued.
Nearly 6 million walleye fry less than one inch in length were
stocked in the Current River in 1967 and 1968 (Mayers 2000).
Evaluations of this stocking effort determined that survival of the fry
was poor (Mayers 2000). Arkansas has stocked 1-2 inch walleye
fingerlings in Arkansas section of the Current River since 1986,
however as of late 1999 the effect of these stockings had not been
evaluated (Mayers 2000).
A 1986 United States Forest Service (USFS) report indicates
that Loggers Lake, a USFS lake located in the northeast portion of the watershed, was restocked
following refilling after being drained by vandals in 1976. The lake was initially stocked with adult
fathead minnows in the spring of 1976. This was followed by largemouth bass, bluegill, and redear
sunfish. Channel catfish were later stocked in the fall. In addition, Loggers Lake received stockings of
grass carp in 1985 and 1989 (USFS 1986). Currently the MDC provides supplemental channel catfish
stockings to Loggers Lake and Ripley Lake, both USFS lake within the watershed, on an annual basis
(MDC 2001d). Loggers lake generally receives 375 catfish annually. Ripley Lake generally receives 300
channel catfish annually.
Undoubtedly, farm ponds within the watershed have been stocked with largemouth bass, bluegill,
and channel catfish by private individuals who obtained fish from the MDC, commercial dealers, and/or
other water bodies. The availability of grass carp from commercial fish dealers also increases the
probability of this species having been stocked in water bodies within the watershed. The potential of
these fish being washed into streams exists during major precipitation events.
A lack of historical records, plus the occurrence of undocumented introductions makes it difficult
to determine, with any reliability, all species which may have been introduced into the watershed. Effects
of introductions vary. While the introduction of species already present in the watershed may have
minimal to no effect, the introduction of exotic (non-native) species can, in many instances, have
disastrous consequences.
Mussels
A total of 43 species and subspecies of mussels are known to occur within the Current River
Watershed (Table Bc04 and Figure Bc02) (MDC 1998b, MoRAP 2000b and MNHP 2001a). Of these, 2
species are both Federally as well as State listed as endangered. These species are the Curtis
Pearlymussel (Epioblasma florentina) and the pink mucket (Lampsilis abrupta). The ebonyshell
(Fusconaia ebena), elephantear (Elliptio crassidens), and snuffbox (Epioblasma florentina) are state listed
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as endangered. An additional 8 mussel species within the watershed are currently listed as species of
conservation concern (Table Bc08). The Asian clam (Corbicula flumina) is an exotic (non-native)
species of mussel which occurs in the watershed. This mollusk is a native of southern and eastern Asia .
The Asian clam can alter lake and stream substrates, compete with native mussels for food and space, and
cause biofouling problems in irrigation systems, power plants, and other industrial water systems (USGS
2002b).
An examination of mussel species distribution by eleven digit hydrologic units in the watershed
reveals that the Little Black River Unit has the highest number of species at 39. The Lower Current Unit
is a distant second in number of species at 18. However, a quantitative comparison between units is not
sound. The intensity of mussel sampling within the Current River Watershed exhibits a large amount of
spatial variation. The Little Black River Unit has been sampled the most intensively with approximately
66% of referenced sampling sites for the watershed occurring within its boundary. Two units, the Pike
Creek and Spring Valley Units, lack mussel sampling data. Due to an inequity in sampling intensity
between the eleven digit hydrologic units, quantitative comparisons of mussel diversity between these
units would be inaccurate.
Snails
Twenty-five species of snails have been identified within the Current River Watershed (Table
Bc05) (Wu etal. 1997). One species, the rough hornsnail (Pleurocera alveare) is included in the state list
of species of conservation concern (MNHP 2001b). It is currently considered to be rare and uncommon to
imperiled in the state.
Crayfish
Fourteen species of crayfish are known to occur within the Current River Watershed (Table Bc06
and Figure Bc03) (MDC 1998c and MoRAP 2000c). Most species have distributions in or closely
associated with the Ozark and/or Lowland faunal Region (Pflieger 1996). Exceptions to this include the
devil crayfish (Cambarus diogenes), northern crayfish (Orconectes virilis), and golden crayfish
(Orconectes Luteus). The devil crayfish is nearly statewide in distribution being absent only from the
White and Neosho River Drainages of the southwestern Ozarks (Pflieger 1996). The northern crayfish is
the most widely distributed crayfish in Missouri. It occurs in all areas of the state with the exception of
the southeastern Lowlands and portions of the central Ozarks (Pflieger 1996). The golden crayfish can be
found primarily in portions of the Prairie and Ozark Faunal Region. In the Ozarks, it is absent from the
Black, Eleven Point, White, and Neosho stream drainages (Pflieger 1996).
Within the Current River Watershed, the golden crayfish appears to be the most widespread. It
occurs in all 7 eleven digit hydrologic units that have been sampled. The spothanded crayfish
(Orconectes punctimanus) is the second most widespread in the watershed occurring in 6 out of 7 units
sampled. Six species of crayfish have a distribution in the watershed limited to the Little Black River
Hydrologic Unit. These include the cajun dwarf crayfish (Cambarellus puer), digger crayfish
(Fallicambarus fodiens), shield crayfish (Faxonella clypeata), gray-speckled crayfish (Orconectes
palmeri), red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii), and vernal crayfish (Procambarus viaeviridus).
Five species of crayfish found within the Current River Watershed are currently listed as species
of conservation concern (MNHD 2001b). These include the cajun dwarf crayfish, Salem cave crayfish
(Cambarus hubrichti), digger Crayfish (Fallicambarus fodiens), shield crayfish (Faxonella clypeata), and
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vernal crayfish (Procambarus viaeviridus). Within the watershed, all of these species, with the exception
of the Salem cave crayfish (Cambarus hubrichti), have only been found in the Little Black River
Hydrologic Unit.
Benthic Invertebrates
Three hundred taxa of aquatic invertebrates have been collected within the Current River
Watershed since 1961 (MDC 1998d) (Table Bc07). From 1961-1979, 194 taxa were collected within the
watershed. Since and including 1980, 228 taxa of aquatic invertebrates have been collected. Figure Bc04
displays benthic invertebrate collection sites within the watershed. Five species are listed as Missouri
species of conservation concern (MDNHP 2001b). These include Stenonema bednariki (a heptageniid
mayfly), Allocapnia pymaea (a winter stonefly), Hydropsyche piatrix (a net-spinning caddisfly),
Ophiogomphus westfalli (Westfall’s snaketail, a dragonfly), and Tachopteryx thoreyi (gray petaltail, a
dragonfly) (Pennak 1978).
Species of Conservation Concern
Within the Current River Watershed, 169 species of conservation concern have been identified
(Table Bc08) (MDC Ozark Regional Fish Community Collection and Sport Fish Sample Files; Pflieger
1997; Wu et al. 1997; MDC 1998a; MDC 1998b; MDC 1998c; MDC 1998d; MoRAP 2000a ;MoRAP
2000b; MoRAP 2000c; MNHP 2001a; MNHP 2001b). These include 117 species of plants (flowering
plants, ferns, fern allies, and mosses); 7 species of insects; 5 species of crayfish; 10 species of mussels; 1
snail species; 17 species of fish; 4 species of amphibians, 7 species of birds; and 6 species of mammals.
Six species within the watershed are federally and state listed as endangered. These include the gray bat,
Indiana bat, Curtis pearlymussel, pink mucket, pondberry, and running buffalo clover. The red-cockaded
wood pecker is also federally listed as endangered; however it is currently considered extirpated from the
state. These include the last observation of the species in the watershed was 1946. An additional 8
species are currently state listed as endangered. These include Swainson’s warbler, harlequin darter,
taillight shiner, plains spotted skunk, elephantear, snuffbox, ebonyshell, and the eastern prairie fringed
orchid. It is important to note that the status of the above mentioned species are based on the 2001
Missouri Species of Conservation Concern Checklist (MNHP 2001b).
The following is a brief description of state and/or federally listed endangered aquatic oriented
animal species within the Current River Watershed:
Fish
Harlequin Darter (Etheostoma histrio)
Within the Current River Watershed, The harlequin darter, being a characteristic lowland species,
has only been found within the Little Black River drainage (MDC 1998a, MoRAP 2000a, and MNHP
2001a) the lower portions of which more closely resemble streams and ditches of the Lowland Faunal
Region. The first MDC record for a collection of the harlequin darter within the Current River Watershed
occurred in 1941 at which time one individual was found (MDC 1998a). Five other individuals collected
in the watershed are recorded in the MDC fish collection database. These were collected from a single
site in the late 1970s. The Missouri Natural Heritage database contains records for observations of the
harlequin darter in the watershed as recently as 1998.
Taillight Shiner (Notropis maculatus)
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Pflieger (1997) states that the taillight shiner is “one of the rarest Missouri minnows”. Indeed, the
taillight shiner has only been collected from 6 locations in Missouri (MDC 1998a, MoRAP 2000a, and
MNHP 2001a). All of these are in or border the Lowland Faunal Region. This shiner has only been
found at one location in the Current River Watershed (Little Black River Drainage). Pflieger (1997)
states that the taillight shiner “seems on the verge of extirpation from the state”.
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Elephant Ear (Elliptio crassidens)
The elephant ear is state listed as endangered (MNHP 2001b). It was found at two sites within the
Current River Watershed in the early 1980s (MNHP 2001a). Both sites are within the Little Black River
Drainage.
Curtis pearlymussel (Epioblasma florentina curtisii)
The Curtis Pearlymussel is state and federally listed as endangered (MNHP 2001b). Within the
Current River Watershed, the Curtis pearlymussel has only been found in the Little Black River
Drainage. This species was last found in the watershed in 1993 (MNHP 2001a).
Snuffbox (Epioblasma triquetra)
The snuffbox is state listed as endangered (MNHP 2001b). The only record of this species within
the watershed is from a single site in the Little Black River Drainage at which 2 live specimens were
observed in 1984 (MNHP 2001a).
Ebonyshell (Fusconaia ebena)
The ebonyshell is state listed as endangered (MNHP 2001b). Within the watershed, this species
appears to have only been found at a single site within the Little Black River Drainage (MDC 1998b,
MoRAP 2000b, and MNHP 2001a). The one and only specimen of this species found within the
watershed was observed in 1979 (MNHP 2001a). Bruenderman et al. (2001) states that mussel surveys
conducted in 1997 and 1998 in the Little Black drainage showed no evidence that this species still exists
within the drainage.
Pink Mucket (Lampsilis abrupta)
The pink mucket is state and federally listed as endangered (MNHP 2001b). Within the Current
River Watershed, this species has been found at two sites located in the Little Black River Drainage
(MDC 1998b, MoRAP 2000b, and MNHP 2001a). The last observation of this species within the
watershed was in 1979 (MNHP 2001a).
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Table Bc01 (1 of 7). Fish species (and subspecies) whose distribution range includes the
Current River Watershed (MDC Ozark Regional Fish Community and Sport Fish Sample
Files; Pflieger 1989; Pflieger 1997; MDC 1998a; MNHP 2001a; MoRAP 2000a).
Common Name
Scientific Name
Family: Petromyzontidae (Lampreys) Total Species: 4
American Brook Lamprey
Lampetra appendix
Chestnut Lamprey
Ichthyomyzon castaneus
Least Brook Lamprey
Lampetra aepyptera
Family: Acipenseridae (Sturgeons)
Total Species: 1
Shovelnose Sturgeon
Scaphirhychus platorynchus
Family: Polyodontidae (Paddlefishes) Total Species: 1
Paddlefish
Polyodon spathula
Family: Lepisosteidae (Gars) Total Species: 4
Alligator Gar
Lepisosteus spatula
Longnose Gar
Lepisosteus ossues
Shortnose Gar
Lepisosteus platostomus
Spotted Gar
Lepisosteus oculatus
Family: Amiidae (Bowfins) Total Species: 1
Bowfin
Amia calva
Family: Hiodontidae (Mooneyes) Total Species: 1
Mooneye
Hiodon tergisus
Family: Anguillidae (Freshwater Eels) Total Species: 1
American Eel
Anguilla rostrata
Family: Clupeidae (Herrings) Total Species: 3
Gizzard Shad
Dorosoma cepedianum
Skipjack Herring
Alosa chrysochloris
Threadfin Shad
Dorsoma petenense
Family: Cyprinidae (Minnows) Total Species: 31
Bigeye Chub
Notropis amblops
Bigeye Shiner
Notropis boops
Blacktail Shiner
Cyprinella venusta
Bleeding Shiner
Luxilus zonatus
Bluntnose Minnow
Pimephales notatus
Bullhead Minnow
Pimephales vigilax
Central Stoneroller
Campostoma pullum
Common Carp
Cyprinus carpio
Creek Chub
Semotilus atromaculatus
Eastern Redfin Shiner
Lythrurus u. cyanocephalus
Emerald Shiner
Notropis atherinoides
Fathead Minnow
Pimephales promelas
Golden Shiner
Notemigonus crysoleucas
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Gravel Chub
Erimystax x-punctatus
Hornyhead Chub
Nocomis biguttatus
Largescale Stoneroller
Campostoma oligolepis
Mississippi Silvery Minnow
Hybognathus nuchalis
Ozark Chub
Erimystax harryi
Ozark Minnow
Notropis nubilus
Ozark Shiner
Notropis ozarcanus
Pallid Shiner
Notropis amnis
Pugnose Minnow
Opsopoeodus emiliae
Ribbon Shiner
Lythrurus fumeus
Rosyface Shiner
Notropis rubellus
Southern Redbelly Dace
Phoxinus erythrogaster
Steelcolor Shiner
Cyprinella whipplei
Striped Shiner
Luxilus chrysocephalus
Taillight Shiner
Notropis maculatus
Telescope Shiner
Notropis telescopus
Wedgespot Shiner
Notropis greenei
Weed Shiner
Notropis texanus
Family: Catostomidae (Suckers) Total Species: 17
Bigmouth Buffalo
Ictiobus cyprinellus
Black Buffalo
Ictiobus niger
Black Redhorse
Moxostoma duquesnei
Blue Sucker
Cycleptus elongatus
Creek Chubscker
Erimyzon oblongus
Golden Redhorse
Moxostoma erythrurum
Highfin Carpsucker
Carpiodes velifer
Lake Chubsucker
Erimyzon sucetta
Northern Hog Sucker
Hypentelium nigricans
River Carpsucker
Carpiodes carpio
River Redhorse
Moxostoma carinatum
Shorthead Redhorse
Moxostoma macrolepidotum
Silver Redhorse
Moxostoma anisurum
Smallmouth Buffalo
Ictiobus bubalus
Spotted Sucker
Minytrema melanops
Whitetail Shiner
Cyprinella galactura
White Sucker
Catostomus commersoni
Family: Ictaluridae (Catfishes) Total Species: 10
Black Bullhead
Ameiurus melas
Brindled Madtom
Noturus miurus
Channel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
Checkered Madtom
Noturus flavater
Flathead Catfish
Pylodictis olivaris
Freckled Madtom
Noturus nocturnus
Ozark Madtom
Noturus albater
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Tadpole Madtom
Noturus gyrinus
Yellow Bullhead
Ameiurus natalis
Slender Madtom
Noturus exilis
Family: Esocidae (Pikes) Total Species: 2
Chain Pickerel
Esox niger
Grass Pickerel
Esox americanus
Family: Salmonidae (Trouts) Total Species: 2
Brown Trout
Salmo trutta
Rainbow Trout
Oncorhychus mykiss
Family: Aphredoderidae (Pirate Perches) Total Species: 1
Pirate Perch
Aphredoderus sayanus
Family: Amblyopsidae (Cavefishes) Total Species: 1
Southern Cavefish
Typhlichthys subterraneus
Family: Fundulidae (Killfishes) Total Species: 3
Blackspotted Topminnow
Fundulus olivaceous
Starhead Topminnow
Fundulus dispar
Studfish
Fundulus catenatus
Family: Poecilliidae (Livebearers) Total Species: 1
Western Mosquitofish
Gambusia affinis
Family: Atherinidae (Silversides) Total Species: 1
Brook Silverside
Labidesthes sicculus
Family: Cottidae (Sculpins) Total Species: 2
Banded Sculpin
Cottus carolinae
Ozark Sculpin
Cottus hypselurus
Family: Percichthyidae (Temperate Basses) Total Species: 1
White Bass
Morone chrysops
Family: Elassomatidae (Pygmy Sunfishes) Total Species: 1
Banded Pigmy Sunfish
Elassoma zonatum
Family: Centrarchidae (Sunfishes) Total Species: 14
Black Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
Flier
Centrarchus macropterus
Green Sunfish
Lepomis cyanellus
Largemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
Longear Sunfish
Lepomis megalotis
Orange Spotted Sunfish
Lepomis humilis
Redear Sunfish
Lepomis microlophus
Red Spotted Sunfish
Lepomis miniatus
Shadow Bass
Amploplites ariommus
Smallmouth Bass
Micropterus dolomieu
Spotted Bass
Micropterus punctulatus
Warmouth
Lepomis gulosus
White Crappie
Pomoxis annuularis
Family: Percidae (Perches) Total Species: 23
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X
0
X
1
X
1
X
2
X
X
1
X
0
L
WIDE
WIDE
L
WIDE
WIDE
O,L
WIDE
O
L,O
O
O
L,O
L
WIDE
13
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
19
3
X
X
X
1
X
1
X
2
X
X
1
X
1
X
14
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
21
X
X
2
X
X
2
X
X
1
X
1
X
2
X
X
1
X
1
X
2
X
X
0
1
X
9
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
12
BC14
Banded Darter
Etheostoma zonale
Barred Fantail Darter
Etheostoma f. flabellare
Blackside Darter
Percina maculata
Bluntnose Darter
Etheostoma chlorosomum
Current Darter
Etheostomas. Uniporum
Current River Saddled Darter
Etheostoma e. erizonum
Cypress Darter
Etheostoma proeliare
Dusky Darter
Percina sciera
Gilt Darter
Percina evides
Greenside Darter
Etheostoma blennioides
Harlequin Darter
Etheostoma histrio
Johnny Darter
Etheostoma nigrum
Ohio Logperch
Percina c. caprodes
Rainbow Darter
Etheostoma caeruleum
Saddleback Darter
Percina vigil
Sauger
Stizostedion canadense
Slough Darter
Etheostoma gracile
Speckeld Darter
Etheostoma stigmaeum
Stargazing Darter
Percina uraidea
Stippled Darter
Etheostoma punctulatum
Walleye
Stizostedion vitreum
Family: Sciaenidae (Drums) Total Species: 1
Freshwater Drum
Aplodinotus grunniens
Watershed Species Total: 124
O
O
P,L
L
O
O
L
L
O
O
L
P
O
O
L
R
L
O,L
O
O
O,R
WIDE
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
1
X
111
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
117
X
82
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Period: 1=collected 1930 to 1957; 2=collected 1958 to 1979; 3=collected 1980 to 2000 Geographic Affinity
(based on aquatic faunal regions of Missouri ): L=Lowland, O=Ozark, P=Prairie, R=Big River, WIDE=Widely
Distributed
BC15
Table Bc02 (1 of 6). Fish species distribution within eleven digit hydrologic units of the
Current River Watershed (MDC Ozark Regional Fish Community and Sport Fish Sample
Files; Pflieger 1997; MDC 1998a; MoRAP 2000a). Note: List does not include species of
conservation concern.
UCR= Upper Current River SV= Spring Valley CRSC=Current River-Sinking Creek LCR= Lower Current River
MCR= Middle Current River PC=Pike Creek CRBC=Current River-Buffalo Creek LBR=Little Black River
Common Name
Scientific Name
American Eel
Banded Darter
Banded Pigmy Sunfish
Banded Sculpin
Barred Fantail Darter
Bigeye Chub
Bigeye Shiner
Bigmouth Buffalo
Black Buffalo
Black Bullhead
Black Crappie
Black Redhorse
Blackside Darter
Blackspotted Topminnow
Blacktail Shiner
Bleeding Shiner
Bluegill
Bluntnose Darter
Bluntnose Minnow
Bowfin
Brindled Madtom
Brook Silverside
Brown Trout
Bullhead Minnow
Central Stoneroller
Chain Pickerel
Channel Catfish
Chestnut Lamprey
Common Carp
Anguilla rostrata
Etheostoma zonale
Elassoma zonatum
Cottus carolinae
Etheostoma f. flabellare
Notropis amblops
Notropis boops
Ictiobus cyprinellus
Ictiobus niger
Ameiurus melas
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Moxostoma duquesnei
Percina maculata
Fundulus olivaceous
Cyprinella venusta
Luxilus zonatus
Lepomis macrochirus
Etheostoma chlorosomum
Pimephales notatus
Amia calva
Noturus miurus
Labidesthes sicculus
Salmo trutta
Pimephales vigilax
Campostoma pullum
Esox niger
Ictalurus punctatus
Ichthyomyzon castaneus
Cyprinus carpio
U SV C MC PC C LCLB
C
RS R
RB R R
R
C
C
X X
X X
X
X X
X X X
X
X
X X X X X
X
X X
X
X
X
X X X X X X
X X X X X X
X X
X X X
X
X X X
X
X X
X X X
X X
X X X
X
X X X X X X
X X
X
X X X X X X
X X
X X X X X X X X
X X X X X X X X
X
X
X X X X X
X X
X
X X X X X X
X
X
X
X X X X X X
X
X X X X X X
X X X
X X X
X
X X
X X X
BC16
Creek Chub
Creek Chubsucker
Current Darter
Current River Saddled
Darter
Cypress Darter
Dusky Darter
Eastern Redfin Shiner
Emerald Shiner
Fathead Minnow
Flathead Catfish
Freckled Madtom
Freshwater Drum
Gilt Darter
Gizzard Shad
Golden Redhorse
Golden Shiner
Grass Pickerel
Gravel Chub
Green Sunfish
Greenside Darter
Hornyhead Chub
Johnny Darter
Largemouth Bass
Largescale Stoneroller
Larval Lamprey
Least Brook Lamprey
Longear Sunfish
Longnose Gar
Northern Hog Sucker
Ohio Logperch
Orange Spotted Sunfish
Ozark Chub
Ozark Madtom
Ozark Minnow
Ozark Sculpin
Pirate Perch
Rainbow Darter
Rainbow Trout
Red Spotted Sunfish
Redear Sunfish
Semotilus atromaculatus
Erimyzon oblongus
Etheostoma uniporum
Etheostoma e. erizonum
Etheostoma proeliare
Percina sciera
Lythrurus u. cyanocephalus
Notropis atherinoides
Pimephales promelas
Pylodictis olivaris
Noturus nocturnus
Aplodinotus grunniens
Percina evides
Dorosoma cepedianum
Moxostoma erythrurum
Notemigonus crysoleucas
Esox americanus
Erimystax x-punctatus
Lepomis cyanellus
Etheostoma blennioides
Nocomis biguttatus
Etheostoma nigrum
Micropterus salmoides
Campostoma oligolepis
Ichthyomyzon ammocoete
Lampetra aepyptera
Lepomis megalotis
Lepisosteus osseus
Hypentelium nigricans
Percina c. caprodes
Lepomis humilis
Erimystax harryi
Noturus albater
Notropis nubilus
Cottus hypselurus
Aphredoderus sayanus
Etheostoma caeruleum
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Lepomis miniatus
Lepomis microlophus
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
BC17
Ribbon Shiner
River Carpsucker
River Redhorse
Rosyface Shiner
Saddleback Darter
Sauger
Shadow Bass
Shorthead Redhorse
Shortnose Gar
Shovelnose Sturgeon
Silver Redhorse
Wedgespot Shiner
Weed Shiner
Western Mosquitofish
White Bass
White Crappie
White Sucker
Whitetail Shiner
Yellow Bullhead
Lythrurus fumeus
Carpiodes carpio
Moxostoma carinatum
Notropis rubellus
Percina vigil
Stizostedion canadense
Ambloplites ariommus
Moxostoma macrolepidotum
Lepisosteus platostomus
Scaphirhynchus platorynchus
Moxostoma anisurum
Notropis greenei
Notropis texanus
Gambusia affinis
Morone chrysops
Pomoxis annularis
Catostomus commersonni
Cyprinella galactura
Ameiurus natalis
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
UCR= Upper Current River SV= Spring Valley CRSC=Current River-Sinking Creek LCR= Lower Current River
MCR= Middle Current River PC=Pike Creek CRBC=Current River-Buffalo Creek LBR=Little Black River
BC18
Table Bc03. Missouri aquatic faunal region representation by fish species within the
Current River Watershed (MDC Ozark Regional Fish Community and Sport Fish Sample
Files; Pflieger 1989; Pflieger 1997; MDC 1998a; MNHP 2001a; MoRAP 2000a)
Faunal Region(s)
Ozark
Ozark, River
Ozark, Prairie
Ozark, Lowland
River
River, Ozark
River, Prairie
Lowland
Lowland, River
Lowland, Ozark
Lowland, Prairie
Prairie
Prairie, Ozark
Prairie, Lowland
Wide
Number of Species
Percent of Species
53
2
3
4
10
2
1
19
2
4
2
3
3
1
17
42.1
1.6
2.4
3.2
7.9
1.6
0.8
15.1
1.6
3.2
1.6
2.4
2.4
0.8
13.5
BC19
Table Bc04. Mussel species distribution within the Current River Watershed (MDC 1998b,
MoRAP 2000b, MNHP 2001a). Note: Location data not given for species of conservation
concern.
UCR= Upper Current River
SV= Spring Valley
CRSC=Current River-Sinking Creek
MCR= Middle Current River
PC=Pike Creek
CRBC=Current River-Buffalo Creek
Common Name
Mucket
Elktoe
Slippershell Mussel
Threeridge
Asiatic Clam
Purple Wartyback
Western Fanshell
Spike
Elephantear
Curtis Pearlymussel
Snuffbox
Ebonyshell
Wabash Pigtoe
Ozark Pigtoe
Pink Mucket
Ozark Broken-ray
Northern Broken-ray
Pocketbook
Arkansas Broken-ray
Fatmucket
Yellow Sandshell
Fluted Shell
White Heelsplitter
Black Sandshell
Pondmussel
Washboard
Threehorn Wartyback
Bankclimber
Round Pigtoe
LCR= Lower Current River
LBR=Little Black River
Scientific Name
Actinonaias ligamentina
Alasmidonta marginata
Alasmidonta viridis
Amblema plicata
Corbicula fluminea
Cyclonaias tuberculata
Cyprogenia aberti
Elliptio dilatata
Elliptio crassidens
Epioblasma florentina curtisi
Epioblasma triquetra
Fusconaia ebena
Fusconaia flava
Fusconaia ozarkensis
Lampsilis abrupta
Lampsilis r. brevicula
Lampsilis r. brittsi
Lampsilis cardium
Lampsilis r. reeviana
Lampsilis siliquoidea
Lampsilis teres
Lasmigona costata
Lasmigona c. complanata
Ligumia recta
Ligumia subrostrata
Megalonaias nervosa
Obliquaria reflexa
Plectomerus dombeyanus
Pleurobema sintoxia
UC SV CR MC PC CR LC LB
R
SC R
BC R R
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
BC20
Bleufer
Ouachita Kidneyshell
Giant Floater
Pimpleback
Squawfoot
Purple Lilliput
Lilliput
Pistolgrip
Deertoe
Fawnsfoot
Paper Pondshell
Ellipse
Rainbow
Little Spectaclecase
Potamilus purpuratus
Ptychobranchus occidentalis
Pyganodon grandis grandis
Quadrula pustulosa
Strophitus undulatus
Toxolasma lividus
Toxolasma parvus
Tritogonia verrucosa
Truncilla truncata
Truncilla donaciformis
Utterbackia imbecillis
Venustaconcha ellipsiformis
Villosa iris
Villosa lienosa
UCR= Upper Current River
CRSC=Current River-Sinking Creek
MCR= Middle Current River
CRBC=Current River-Buffalo Creek
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
SV= Spring Valley
LCR= Lower Current River
PC=Pike Creek
LBR=Little Black River
BC21
Table Bc05. Snail Species of the Current River Watershed (Wu etal. 1997).
Common Name
Ash Gyro
Bugle Sprite
Creeping Ancylid
Duck Physa
Dusky Ancylid
Glossy Physa
Golden Fossaria
Goodrich’s Physa
Hale’s Physa
Highland Campeloma
Marsh Ramshorn
Marsh Fossaria
Midland Siltsnail
Mimic Lymnaea
Ozark Springsnail
Pewter Physa
Pygmy Fossaria
Pyramid Elimia
Rock Fossaria
Rough Rams-Horn
Rough Hornsnail
Sharp Hornsnail
Slender Walker
Tadpole Physa
Two-Ridge Rams-Horn
Scientific Name
Gyraulus parvus
Menetus dilatatus
Ferrisia rivularis
Physa (Physodon) anatina
Laevapex fuscus
Physa (Physodon) pomilia
Lymnaea (Fossaria) obrussa
Physa (Physella) goodrichi
Physa (Physodon) halei
Campeloma subsolidum
Helisoma trivolvis
Lymnaea (Fossaria) humilis
Cincinnatia integra
Pseudosuccinea columella
Fontigens aldrichi
Physa (Physella) heterostropha
Lymnaea (Fossaria) parva
Elimia potosiensis
Lymnaea (Fossaria) modicella
Helisoma subcrenatum
Pleurocera alveare
Pleurocera acuta
Pomatiopsis lapidaria
Physa (Physella) gyrina
Helisoma anceps
BC22
Table Bc06. Crayfish species occurring in the Current River Watershed (MNHP 2001a,
MoRAP 2000c, MDC 1998c). Note: Location data not given for species of conservation
concern.
UCR= Upper Current River
SV= Spring Valley
CRSC= Current River-Sinking Creek
MCR= Middle Current River
PC= Pike Creek
CRBC= Current River-Buffalo Creek
LCR= Lower Current River
LBR= Little Black River
Common Name
Cajun dwarf crayfish
Devil crayfish
Salem cave crayfish
Hubbs' crayfish
Digger crayfish
Shield crayfish
Golden crayfish
Gray-speckled crayfish
Northern crayfish
Ozark crayfish
Spothanded crayfish
Red swamp crayfish
Vernal crayfish
White River crayfish
Scientific Name
Cambarellus pueur
Cambarus diogenes
Cambarus hubrichti
Cambarus hubbsi
Fallicambarus fodiens
Faxonella clypeata
Orconectes luteus
Orconectes palmeri
Orconectes virilis
Orconectes ozarkae
Orconectes punctimanus
Procambarus clarkii
Procambarus viaeviridus
Procambarus acutus
UC SV CR MC PC CR LC LB
R
SC R
BC R R
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
UCR= Upper Current River
SV= Spring Valley
CRSC= Current River-Sinking Creek
MCR= Middle Current River
PC= Pike Creek
CRBC= Current River-Buffalo Creek
LCR= Lower Current River
LBR= Little Black River
BC23
X
Table Bc07. Benthic invertebrate taxa of the Current River Watershed (MDC 1998d and
Trial, personal communication).
Order
Amphipoda
Amphipoda
Amphipoda
Amphipoda
Amphipoda
Amphipoda
Amphipoda
Coleoptera
Coleoptera
Coleoptera
Coleoptera
Coleoptera
Coleoptera
Coleoptera
Coleoptera
Coleoptera
Coleoptera
Coleoptera
Coleoptera
Coleoptera
Coleoptera
Coleoptera
Coleoptera
Coleoptera
Coleoptera
Coleoptera
Coleoptera
coleopteran
Coleoptera
Coleoptera
Coleoptera
Coleoptera
Coleoptera
Coleoptera
Coleoptera
Coleoptera
Coleoptera
Family
Crangonyctidae
Crangonycitdae
Gammaridae
Gammaridae
Gammaridae
Gammaridae
Talitridae
Curculionidae
Dryopidae
Dryopidae
Dytiscidae
Dytiscidae
Dytiscidae
Dytiscidae
Dytiscidae
Dytiscidae
Dytiscidae
Dytiscidae
Dytiscidae
Dytiscidae
Dytiscidae
Dytiscidae
Elmidae
Elmidae
Elmidae
Elmidae
Elmidae
Elmidae
Grynidae
Gyrinidae
Haliplidae
Haliplidae
Haliplidae
Haliplidae
Heteroceridae
Hydrophilidae
Hydrophilidae
Species
Crangonyx Minor (Bousefield)
Crangonyx Sp.
Gammarus Fasciatus (Say)
Gammarus Pseudolimnaeus (Bousfield)
Gammarus Sp.
Hyalella Azteca (Sassure)
Stenopelmus Rufinosus (Gyllenhal)
Helichus Lithophilus (Germar)
Helichus Sp.
Coptotomus Interrogatus (Fabricius)
Cybister Sp.
Deronectes/oreodytes
Graphoderus Liberus (Say)
Hydaticus Piceus (Leconte)
Hydroporus Niger (Say)
Hydroporus Undulatus (Say)
Illyius Biguttulus (Germar)
Laccophilus Fasciatus ( Aube )
Rhantus Tostus (Lenconte)
Uvarus Lacustris (Say)
Dubiraphia Bivittata (Leconte)
Dubiraphia Sp.
Macronychus Glabratus (Say)
Optioservus Sandersoni (Collier)
Stenelmis Beameri (Sanderson)
Stenelmis Sp.
Dineutus Sp.
Gyretes Sp.
Peltodytes Edentulus (Leconte)
Peltodytes Lengi (Roberts)
Peltodytes Sp.
Peltodytes Tortulosus (Roberts)
Berosus Sp.
BC24
Coleoptera
Coleoptera
Coleoptera
Coleoptera
Coleoptera
Coleoptera
Coleoptera
Coleoptera
Hydrophilidae
Hydrophilidae
Hydrophilidaeq
Hydrophilidae
Hydrophilidae
Hydrophilidae
Hydrophilidae
Hydrophilidae
Coleoptera
Coleoptera
Coleoptera
Coleoptera
Coleoptera
Coleoptera
Decapoda
Decapoda
Decapoda
Diptera
Diptera
Diptera
Diptera
Diptera
Diptera
Diptera
Diptera
Diptera
Diptera
Diptera
Diptera
Diptera
Diptera
Diptera
Diptera
Diptera
Diptera
Diptera
Diptera
Diptera
Diptera
Diptera
Hydrophilidae
Limnicidae
Psephinidae
Psephinidae
Staphylinidae
Unkown
Cambaridae
Cambaridae
Cambaridae
Athericidae
Ceratopogonidae
Ceratopogonidae
Ceratopogonidae
Ceratopogonidae
Chaoboridae
Chaoboridae
Chironomidae
Culicidae
Dixidae
Empididae
Ephydridae
Musicidae
Psychodidae
Simuliidae
Stratiomyidae
Stratiomyidae
Stratiomyidae
Stratiomyidae
Tabanidae
Tabanidae
Tabanidae
Tanyderidae
Chaeterthria Sp.
Cymbiodyta Sp.
Helochares Sp.
Hydrobius Sp.
Hydrochus Sp.
Hydrophilus Sp.
Laccobius Sp.
Tropisternus Batchleyi Blatchleyi
(D’orchymont)
Tropisternus Lateralis Nimbatus (Say)
Lutrochus Laticeps (Casey)
Ectopria Nervosa (Milsheimer)
Psephenus Herricki (Dekay)
Unidentified Coleoptera
Orconectes Luteus (Creaser)
Orconectes Marchandi ( Hobbs )
Orconectes Sp.
Atherix Lantha (Webb)
Atrichopogon Sp.
Bezzia/probezzia…
Forcipomyia Sp.
Chaoborus Sp.
Aedes Sp.
Pericoma Sp.
Euparyphus sp.
Nemotelus Sp.
OxyceraSp.
Chrysops Sp.
Silvius Sp.
Protoplasa fitchii (Osten-sacken)
BC25
Diptera
Diptera
Diptera
Diptera
Diptera
Diptera
Ephemeroptera
Ephemeroptera
Ephemeroptera
Ephemeroptera
Ephemeroptera
Ephemeroptera
Ephemeroptera
Ephemeroptera
Ephemeroptera
Ephemeroptera
Ephemeroptera
Ephemeroptera
Ephemeroptera
Ephemeroptera
Ephemeroptera
Ephemeroptera
Ephemeroptera
Ephemeroptera
Ephemeroptera
Ephemeroptera
Ephemeroptera
Ephemeroptera
Ephemeroptera
Ephemeroptera
Ephemeroptera
Ephemeroptera
Ephemeroptera
Ephemeroptera
Ephemeroptera
Ephemeroptera
Ephemeroptera
Tipulidae
Tipulidae
Tipulidae
Tipulidae
Tipulidae
Tipulidae
Baetidae
Baetidae
Baetidae
Baetidae
Baetidae
Baetidae
Baetiscidae
Caenidae
Ephemerellidae
Ephemerellidae
Ephemerellidae
Ephemerellidae
Ephemerellidae
Ephemerellidae
Ephemerellidae
Ephemerellidae
Ephemerellidae
Ephemerellidae
Ephemerellidae
Ephemerellidae
Ephimeridae
Ephimeridae
Ephimeridae
Ephimeridae
Heptageniidae
Heptageniidae
Heptageniidae
Hepttageniidae
Heptageniidae
Heptageniidae
Heptageniidae
Ephemeroptera
Ephemeroptera
Heptageniidae
Heptageniidae
Antocha Sp.
Erioptera Sp.
Hexatoma Sp.
Limonia Sp.
Tipula Sp.
Tipulidae
Accentrella Sp.
Baetis Brunneicolor (Mcdunnough)
Baetis Sp.
Baetis Tricaudatus (Dodds)
Callibaetis Sp.
Baetisca Lacustris (Mcdunnough)
Caenis Sp.
Ephemerella (Invaria Grp.)
Ephemerella Aurivillii (Bengtsson)
Ephemerella Dorothea ( Needham )
Ephemerella Invaria ( Walker )
Ephemerella Sp.
Ephemerella Subvaria (Mcdunnough
Eurylophella (Bicolor Grp.)
Eurylophella Lutulenta (Clemens)
Eurylophella sp.
Serratella (Serrata Grp.)
Serratella Deficiens (Morgan)
Serratella Sp.
Ephemera Guttulata (Pictet)
Ephemera Sp.
Hexagenia Limbata (Serville)
Hexagenia Sp.
Heptagenia Sp.
Rhithrogena Pellucida (Daggy)
Stenacron Gildersleevei (Traver)
Stenacron Sp.
Stenonema Bednariki (Mccafferty
Stenonema Femoratum (Say)
Stenonema Mediopunctatum
(Mcdunnnough)
Stenonema Pulchellum (Walsh)
Stenonema Terminatum (Walsh)
BC26
Ephemeroptera
Ephemeroptera
Ephemeroptera
Ephemeroptera
Ephemeroptera
Ephemeroptera
Ephemeroptera
Ephemeroptera
Ephemeropter
Ephemeroptera
Gordiida
Hemiptera
Hemiptera
Hemiptera
Hemiptera
Hemiptera
Hemiptera
Hemiptera
Hemiptera
Hemiptera
Hemiptera
Hemiptera
Hemiptera
Hemiptera
Hemiptera
Hemiptera
Hemiptera
Hemiptera
Hemiptera
Hemiptera
Hirudinea2
Hirudinea2
Hydracarina
Isopoda
Isopoda
Lepidoptera
Lymnophila
Lymnophila
Lymnophila
Lymnophila
Heptageniidae
Isonychiidae
Leptophlebiidae
Leptophlebiidae
Leptophlebiidae
Leptophlebiidae
Leptophlebiidae
Leptophlebiidae
Potamanthidae
Tricorythidae
Stenonema Vicarium ( Walker )
Isonychia Sp.
Belostomatidae
Corixidae
Corixidae
Corixidae
Corixidae
Corixidae
Gerridae
Gerridae
Gerridae
Gerridae
Gerridae
Hebridae
Notonectidae
Notonectidae
Pleidae
Salidae
Veliidae
Veliidae
Veliidae
Belostoma Sp.
Branchiobdellidae1
Acari
Asellidae
Asellidae
Pyralidae
Ancylidae
Ancylidae
Lymnaeidae
Lymnaeidae
Choroterpes Basalis (Banks)
Choroterpes Sp.
Leptophlebia Cupida (Say)
Leptophlebia Sp.
Paraleptophlebia Moerens (Mcdunnough)
Anthopotamus sp.
Tricorythodes Sp.
Hesperocorixa Nitida (Fieber)
Hesperocorixa Sp.
Sigara Mathesoni (HungerFord)
Gerris Canaliculatus (Say)
Gerris Canaliculatus (Say)
Gerris Remigis (Say)
Gerris Sp.
Metrobates Hesperius (Uhler)
Rheumatobates Sp.
Hebrus Sp.
Buenoa Sp.
Notonecta Undulata (Say)
Neoplea Striola (Fieber)
Microvelia Americana (Uhler)
Rhagovelia Sp.
Caecidotea Sp.
Lirceus Sp.
Petrophila Sp.
Ferrissia Fragilis (Tryon)
Ferrissia Sp.
Lymnaea (Stagnicola) Sp.
BC27
Lymnophila
Lymnophila
Lymnophila
Megagastropoda
Megagastropoda
Megagastropoda
Megagastropoda
Megaloptera
Megaloptera
Megaloptera
Megaloptera
Nemata3
Neuroptera
Odonata
Odonata
Odonata
Odonata
Odonata
Odonata
Odonata
Odonata
Odonata
Odonata
Odonata
Odonata
Odonata
Odonata
Odonata
Odonata
Odonata
Odonata
Odonata
Odonata
Oligocheata
Plecoptera
Plecoptera
Plecoptera
Plecoptera
Plecoptera
Plecoptera
Physidae
Physidae
Planorbidae
Pleuroceridae
Pleuroceridae
Pleuroceridae
Viviparidae
Corydalidae
Corydalidae
Corydalidae
Sialidae
Sisyridae
Aeshnidae
Aeshnidae
Aeshinidae
Aeshinidae
Calopterygidae
Calopterygidae
Coenagrionidae
Coenagrionidae
Gomphidae
Gomphidae
Gomphidae
Lestidae
Libellulidae
Libellulidae
Libellulidae
Libellulidae
Libellulidae
Libellulidae
Macromiidae
Petaluridae
Capniidae
Capniidae
Capniidae
Chloroperlidae
Leuctridae
Leuctridae
Physa (Physella) Sp.
Elimia Potosiensis Plebeius (Gould)
Elimia Potosiensis Potosiensis (Lea)
Elimia Sp.
Chauliodes Sp.
Corydalus Cornutus (Linnaeus)
Nigronia Serricornus (Say)
Sialis Sp.
Sisyra Sp.
Anax Junius (Drury)
Basiaeschna Janata (Say)
Boyeria Vinosa (Say)
Calopteryx Sp.
Hetaerina Americana (Fabricius)
Argia Moesta (Gagen)
Ophigomphus westfalli (Cook & Daigle)
Erpetogomphus Designatus ( Hagen )
Stylogomphus Albistylus ( Hagen )
Lestes Dryas (Kirby)
Erythemis Simplicicollis (Say)
Erythrodiplax Sp.
Libellula Lydia (Drury)
Pachydiplax Longipennis (Burmeister)
Tramea Carolina (Linnaeus)
Didymops Sp.
Tachopteryx thoreyi ( Hagen )
Allocapnia pygmaea
Paracapnia Sp.
Haploperla Brevis (Banks)
Leuctra Sp.
BC28
Plecoptera
Plecoptera
Plecoptera
Plecoptera
Plecoptera
Plecoptera
Plecoptera
Plecoptera
Plecoptera
Plecoptera
Plecoptera
Plecoptera
Plecoptera
Plecoptera
Plecoptera
Nemouridae
Nemouridae
Perlidae
Perlidae
Perlidae
Perlidae
Perlidae
Perlidae
Perlidae
Perlidae
Perlidae
Perlidae
Perlodidae
Perlodidae
Perlodidae
Plecoptera
Plecoptera
Plecoptera
Plecoptera
Plecoptera
Plecoptera
Plecoptera
Plecoptera
Plecoptera
Plecoptera
Trichoptera
Trichoptera
Trichoptera
Trichoptera
Trichoptera
Trichoptera
Trichoptera
Trichoptera
Trichoptera
Trichoptera
Trichoptera
Trichoptera
Trichoptera
Trichoptera
Trichoptera
Perlodidae
Perlodidae
Perlodidae
Perlodidae
Pteronarcyidae
Pteronarcyidae
Taeniopterygidae
Taeniopterygidae
Taeniopterygidae
Unknown
Brachycentridae
Brachycentridae
Brachycentridae
Glossosomatidae
Glossosomatidae
Glossosomatidae
Glossosomatidae
Glossosomatidae
Helicopsychidae
Hydropsychidae
Hydropsychidae
Hydropsychidae
Hydropsychidae
Hydropsychidae
Hydropsychidae
Nemoura Sp.
Acroneruia Internata ( Walker )
Acroneruia Sp.
Agnetia Capitata (Pictet)
Neoperla Sp.
Paragnetina Media (Walker)
Paragnetina Sp.
Perlesta Sp.
Perlinella Drymo (Newman)
Perlinella Sp.
Clioperla Clio (Newman)
Hydroperla Crosbyi (Needham &
Classen)
Hydorperla Sp.
Hydroperla Sp.
Isoperla Bilineata (Say)
Isoperla Mohri (Frison)
Pteronarcys Pictetii ( Hagen )
Pteronarcys Sp.
Strophopteryx Fasciata (Brumeister)
Strophopteryx Sp.
Taeniopteryx Metequi (Ricker & Ross)
Unidentified Plecoptera
Brachycentrus Americanus (Banks)
Brachycentrus Sp.
Micrasema Rusticum ( Hagen )
Agapetus Sp.
Glossosoma Intermedium (Klapalek)
Glossosoma Sp.
Protoptila Lega (ross)
Helocopsyche Borealis ( Hagen )
Ceratopsyche (Morosa Grp.)
Ceratopsyche Morosa ( Hagen )
Ceratopsyche Piatrix (Ross)
Ceratopsyche Slossonae (Banks)
Cheumatopsyche Sp.
BC29
Trichoptera
Trichoptera
Trichoptera
Trichoptera
Trichoptera
Trichoptera
Trichoptera
Trichoptera
Trichoptera
Trichoptera
Trichoptera
Trichoptera
Trichoptera
Trichoptera
Trichoptera
Trichoptera
Trichoptera
Trichoptera
Trichoptera
Trichoptera
Trichoptera
Trichoptera
Trichoptera
Trichoptera
Trichoptera
Trichoptera
Trichoptera
Trichoptera
Trichoptera
Trichoptera
Trichoptera
Trichoptera
Trichoptera
Trichoptera
Trichoptera
Trichoptera
Tricladida
Tricladida
Unionoida
Unionoida
Hydropsychidae
Hydropsychidae
Hydropsychidae
Hydropsychidae
Hydropsychidae
Hydropsychidae
Hydroptilidae
Hydroptilidae
Hydroptilidae
Hydroptilidae
Hydroptilidae
Hydroptilidae
Lepidostomatidae
Lepidostomatidae
Leptoceridae
Leptoceridae
Leptoceridae
Leptoceridae
Limnephilidae
Limnephilidae
Limnephilidae
Limnephilidae
Limnephilidae
Limnephilidae
Philopotamidae
Philopotamidae
Philopotamidae
Philopotamidae
Phryganeidae
Polycentropodidae
Polycentropodidae
Polycentropodidae
Polycentropodidae
Psychomyiidae
Rhyacophilidae
Rhyacophilidae
Planariidae
Planariidae
Unionidae
Unionidae
Hydropsyche Betteni (Ross)
Hydropsyche Cuanis (Ross)
Hydropsyche piatrix
Hydropsyche Simulans/incommada
Macrostemum Carolina (Banks)
Potamyia Flava ( Hagen )
Agraylea Multipunctata (Curtis)
Agraylea Sp.
Hydroptila Sp.
Ochrotrichia Sp.
Oxyethira Sp.
Lepidostoma Sp.
Oecetis Inconspicua ( Walker )
Oecitis Sp.
Setodes Sp.
Limnephilus Sp.
Neophylax Fuscus (Banks)
Pseudostenophylax Uniformis (Betten)
Pycnopsyche (Lepida Gp)
Pycnopsyche Sp.
Chimarra Aterrima ( Hagen )
Chimarra Obscura ( Walker )
Chimarra Sp.
Wormaldia Moesta (Banks)
Neureclipsis Sp.
Paranyctiophylax Sp.
Phylocentropus Sp.
Psychomyia Flavida ( Hagen )
Rhyacophila Sp.
Dugesia Sp.
Amblema Plicata Plicata (Say)
Elliptio Dilata (Rafinesque)
BC30
Unionoida
Unionoida
Unionoida
Unionoida
Veneroida
Veneroida
Veneroida
Unionidae
Unionidae
Unionidae
Unionidae
Corbiculidae
Corbiculidae
Sphaeriidae
Fusconaia Ozarkensis (Call)
Lampsilis Reeviana Brevicula (call)
Lampsilis Teres Teres (Rafinesque)
Ptychobranchus Occidentalis (Conrad)
Corbicula Fluminea (Muller)
Corbicula Sp.
1 Subclass, 2 Class, 3 Phylum
BC31
Table Bc08 (1 of 10). Species of conservation concern within the Current River Watershed
(MDC Ozark Regional Fish Community Collection and Sport Fish Sample Files; Pflieger
1997; Wu et al. 1997; MDC 1998a; MDC 1998b; MDC 1998c; MDC 1998d; MoRAP 2000a;
MoRAP 2000b; MoRAP 2000c; MNHP 2001a; MNHP 2001b).
Year=Last year observed in watershed.
E=Endangered
F=Federal Status
M= Missouri Status
T=Threatened
* =Former category-2 candidate (In December of 1996, the USFWS discontinued the practice of maintaining a list
of species regarded as “category-2 candidates”. MDC continues to distinguish these species for information and
planning purposes.
SRrank
S1=Critically imperiled in the state because of extreme rarity or because of some factor(s) making it especially
vulnerable to extirpation from the state. (typically 5 or fewer occurrences or very few remaining individuals)
S2=Imperiled in the state because of rarity or because of some factor(s) making it very vulnerable to extirpation
from the state. (6 to 20 occurrences or few remaining individuals or acres)
S3=Rare and uncommon in the state. (21 to 100 occurrences)
S4=Widespread, abundant, and apparently secure in state, with many occurrences, but the species is of long-term
concern. (usually more than 100 occurrences)
S5=Demonstrably widespread, abundant, and secure in the state, and essentially ineradicable under present
conditions.
SU=Unrankable: Possibly in peril in the state, but status uncertain; need more information.
SE=Exotic: An exotic established in the state; may be native in nearby regions.
SH=Historical: Element occurred historically in the state (with expectation that it may be rediscovered). Perhaps
having not been verified in the past 20 years, and suspected to be still extant.
SX=Extirpated: Element is believed to be extirpated from the state.
S?=Unranked: Species is not yet ranked in the state.
Qualifier:
? =Inexact or uncertain: for numeric ranks, denotes inexactness. (The ? qualifies the character immediately
preceding it in Srank)
GRank
G1=Critically imperiled globally because of extreme rarity or because of some factor(s) making it especially
vulnerable to extinction. (typically 5 or fewer occurrences or very few remaining individuals or acres)
G2=Imperiled globally because of rarity or because of some factor(s) making it very vulnerable to extinction
throughout its range. (6 to 20 occurrences or few remaining individuals or acres)
BC32
G3=Either very rare and local throughout its range or found locally (even abundantly at some of its locations) in a
restricted range (e.g., a single western state, a physiographic region in the East) or because of other factors making
it vulnerable to extinction throughout its range. (21 to 100 occurrences)
G4=Widespread, abundant, and apparently secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range,
especially at the periphery. Thus, the element is of long-term concern. (usually more than 100 occurrences)
G5=Demonstrably Widespread, abundant, and secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range,
especially at the periphery.
Subrank:
T=Taxonomic subdivision: rank applies to subspecies or variety.
Qualifier:
? =Inexact: denotes inexact numeric rank.
Q=Questionable taxonomy: taxonomic status is questionable; numeric rank may change with taxonomy.
Common Name
Amphibians
Four-toed Salamander
Mole Salamander
Ozark Hellbender
Ringed Salamander
Birds
Cooper's Hawk
Osprey
Pied-billed Grebe
Red-cockaded Woodpecker
Red-shouldered Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Swainson's Warbler
Fish
Alligator Gar
American Brook Lamprey
Blue Sucker
Checkered Madtom
Flier
Harlequin Darter
Highfin Carpsucker
Lake Chubsucker
Mississippi Silvery Minnow
Mooneye
Ozark Shiner
Pallid Shiner
Pugnose Minnow
Scientific Name
S RANK G RANK
M
F
Year
Hemidactylium scutatum
Ambystoma talpoideum
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis
bishopi
Ambystoma annulatum
S4
S2
S1
G5
G5
G4T3
1997
2000
1992
S3
G4
1984
Accipiter cooperii
Pandion haliaetus
Podilymbus podiceps
Picoides borealis
Buteo lineatus
Accipiter striatus
Limnothlypis swainsonii
S3
SX
S2
SX
S3
S2
S1
G5
G5
G5
G3
G5
G5
G4
1990
1986
1989
1946
1986
1986
2000
Lepisosteus spatula
Lampetra appendix
Cycleptus elongatus
Noturus flavater
Centrarchus macropterus
Etheostoma histrio
Carpiodes velifer
Erimyzon sucetta
Hybognathus nuchalis
Hiodon tergisus
Notropis ozarcanus
Notropis amnis
Opsopoeodus emiliae
SX
S2
S3
S3S4
S3
S2
S2
S2
S3S4
S3
S2
SX
S4
G3G4
G4
G3G4
G3G4
G5
G5
G4G5
G5
G5
G5
G3
G4
G5
E
E
E
1978
1962
1959
1994
1966
1998
1966
1930
1998
1992
1941
1978
BC33
Southern Cavefish
Stargazing Darter
Starhead Topminnow
Taillight Shiner
Mammals
Golden Mouse
Gray Bat
Indiana Bat
Northern Myotis
Plains Spotted Skunk
Swamp Rabbit
Reptiles
Alligator Snapping Turtle
Eastern Collared Lizard
Western Mud Snake
Crayfish
Cajun Dwarf Crayfish
Digger Crayfish
Salem Cave Crayfish
Shield Crayfish
Vernal crayfish
Insects
A Net-spinning Caddisfly
A Leaf Beetle
A Winter Stonefly
Comet Darner
Gray Petaltail
Hoosier Grasshopper
Westfall's Snaketail
Mussels
Bankclimber
Black Sandshell
Curtis Pearlymussel
Ebonyshell
Elephantear
Ouachita Kidneyshell
Pink Mucket
Purple Lilliput
Snuffbox
Western Fanshell
Snails
Rough Hornsnail
Non-vascular bryophytes
A Liverwort
Typhlichthys subterraneus
Percina uranidea
Fundulus dispar
Notropis maculatus
S2S3
S2
S2
S1
G4
G3
G4
G5
Ochrotomys nuttalli
Myotis grisescens
Myotis sodalis
Myotis septentrionalis
Spilogale putorius interrupta
Sylvilagus aquaticus
S3?
S3
S1
S3
S1
S2?
G5
G3
G2
G4
G5T4
G5
Macroclemys temminckii
Crotaphytus collaris collaris
Farancia abacura reinwardtii
S2
S4
S2
G3G4
G5
G5T5
1993
1982
1985
Cambarellus puer
Fallicambarus fodiens
Cambarus hubrichti
Faxonella clypeata
Procambarus viaeviridis
S3?
S2S3
S3
S2S3
S3?
G4G5
G5
G2
G5
G5
1987
1988
1993
1988
1988
Hydropsyche piatrix
Xenochalepus potomaca
Allocapnia pygmaea
Anax longipipes
Tachopteryx thoreyi
Paroxya hoosieri
Ophiogomphus westfalli
S4
SU
S3
S3
S3
S1
S3
G?
G?
G5
G5
G4
G5
G3
1988
1994
1987
?
2000
2000
2000
Plectomerus dombeyanus
Ligumia recta
Epioblasma florentina curtisii
Fusconaia ebena
Elliptio crassidens
Ptychobranchus occidentalis
Lampsilis abrupta
Toxolasma lividus
Epioblasma triquetra
Cyprogenia aberti
S3
S1S2
S1
S1?
S1
S2S3
S2
S2
S1
S1S2
G4
G5
G1T1
G4G5
G5
G3G4
G2
G2
G3
G2
1979
1998
1993
1979
1980
1998
1979
1998
1984
1998
Pleurocera alveare
S1S3
G3G4
SU
G5
Aneura pinguis
1993
1994
1963
1978
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
1989
2000
2001
1999
1982
2001
1990
BC34
A Liverwort
A Liverwort
A Liverwort
A Liverwort
A Moss
A Moss
A Moss
A Moss
A Moss
A Moss
A Moss
A Moss
A Moss
A Moss
A Moss
Plants-dicotyledon
A Bluet
A Corydalis
A False Dragonhead
A False Loosestrife
A Thoroughwort
A Thoroughwort
A Water Willow
Barren Strawberry
Black Snakeroot
Blunt Mountain Mint
Carolina Phlox
Carolina Phlox
Coontail
Corkwood
Elliott Sida
False Bugbane
Featherfoil
Finger Dog-shade
Fleabane
Forked Aster
Juniper-leaf
Large-leaved Phlox
Marsh Bellflower
Marsh St John's Wort
Marsh Blue Violet
Metzgeria furcata
Nowellia curvifolia
Riccia stenophylla
Riccardia multifida
Barbula convoluta var. convoluta
Bryum cyclophyllum
Calliergonella cuspidata
Dichelyma capillaceum
Forsstroemia producta
Grimmia olneyi
Hypnum cupressiforme var.
Filiforme
Leskea australis
Leskea polycarpa var. polycarpa
Mnium thomsonii
Myurella sibirica
S?
S?
SU
S1
S?
S?
S?
S1
S1
S?
S1
G5
G5
G3G5
G5
G5T?
G4G5
G5
G5
G5?
G3G5
G5T?
1990
1990
1999
1990
1959
1962
1986
1992
1962
1973
1985
S1
S?
S?
S?
G4
G4G5T?
G5
G4?
1992
1992
1961
1961
Hedyotis boscii
Corydalis micrantha ssp. australis
Physostegia intermedia
Ludwigia microcarpa
Eupatorium semiserratum
Eupatorium rotundifolium var.
Scabridum
Justicia ovata
Waldsteinia fragarioides ssp.
fragarioides
Sanicula smallii
Pycnanthemum muticum
Phlox carolina ssp. angusta
Phlox carolina ssp. carolina
Ceratophyllum echinatum
Leitneria floridana
Sida elliottii
Trautvetteria caroliniensis
Hottonia inflata
Cynosciadium digitatum
Conyza canadensis var. Pusilla
Aster furcatus
Polypremum procumbens
Phlox amplifolia
Campanula aparinoides
Triadenum tubulosum
Viola cucullata
S1
S2
S1
S2
S1S2
S1?
G5
G5T5?
G5
G5
G5
G5T?
1949
1993
1937
1992
1955
1993
S2
S2
G5
G5T5
1994
1988
SH
S2
SH
S1
S1?
S2
S1
S2
S2
S2
S1S2
S2
S2
S3?
S1
S1
S3
G5
G5
G5?T?
G5?T3T5Q
G4?
G3
G4G5
G5
G4
G4G5
G5T5
G3
G5
G3G5
G5
G4?
G4G5
1900
1994
1897
1987
1986
2000
1935
1988
1996
1995
1946
1990
1994
1996
1949
1995
1995
BC35
Miterwort
Nuttall's Oak
Ovate Fiddleleaf
Parsley Haw
Pinnate Dogshade
Pondberry
Purple False Foxglove
Running Buffalo Clover
Slender Bladderwort
Small Sundrops
Southern Monkshood
Strawberry Bush
Sullivantia
Tall Larkspur
Tradescant Aster
Water Oak
Water Hyssop
Wild Sweet William
Wood Anemone
Yellow False Mallow
A Brome
A Brome
A Bulrush
A Panic Grass
A Sedge
A Sedge
Plants-monocotyledon
A Sedge
A Sedge
An Umbrella Sedge
Bristly Sedge
Broad Waterweed
Broadwing Sedge
Cherokee Sedge
Columbia Water-meal
Cranefly Orchid
Dotted Water-meal
Eastern Blue-eyed Grass
Eastern Prairie Fringed
Orchid
Epiphytic Sedge
Floating Foxtail Grass
Gaping Panic Grass
Green Adder's Mouth
Mitreola petiolata
Quercus texana
Hydrolea ovata
Crataegus marshallii
Limnosciadium pinnatum
Lindera melissifolium
Agalinis purpurea
Trifolium stoloniferum
Utricularia subulata
Oenothera perennis
Aconitum uncinatum
Euonymus americanus
Sullivantia sullivantii
Delphinium exaltatum
Aster dumosus var. Strictior
Quercus nigra
Mecardonia acuminata
Phlox maculata ssp. pyramidalis
Anemone quinquefolia
Malvastrum hispidum
Bromus nottowayanus
Bromus latiglumis
Scirpus divaricatus
Panicum leibergii
Carex vesicaria var. Monile
Carex abscondita
S1
S2
S2
S1
S1
S1
S2
S1
S1
S1
S1
S2
S2
S2
S2
S2
S1
S2
S1
S3
S2S3
S2S3
SH
SU
S2?
S1
G5
G4G5
G5
G5
G5?
G2
G5
G3
G5
G5
G4
G5
G4
G3
G5T4
G5
G5
G5T4T5
G5
G3G5
G3G4
G5
G5
G5
G5T4
G4G5
Carex atlantica ssp. atlantica
Carex sterilis
Cyperus flavicomus
Carex comosa
Elodea canadensis
Carex alata
Carex cherokeensis
Wolffia columbiana
Tipularia discolor
Wolffia punctata
Sisyrinchium atlanticum
Platanthera leucophaea
S1
S1
S1
S2
SU
S2S3
S2
SU
S1
SU
S2
SH
G5T4
G4
G5
G5
G5
G5
G4G5
G5
G4G5
G5
G5
G2
S3
S2
S3
S3
G3
G5
G5
G5
Carex decomposita
Alopecurus aequalis
Panicum hians
Malaxis unifolia
E
E
E
E
E
T
1987
1993
1995
1993
1951
2000
1993
1997
1995
1951
2000
1994
1965
1998
1969
1994
1995
2001
1988
1934
2000
2000
1935
1993
1996
1989
1981
1982
1994
1990
1990
1996
1999
1936
1998
1936
1999
1951
1996
1980
1997
1996
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Green Wood Orchid
Hairy-fruited Sedge
Interior Wild Rice
Lance-like Spike Rush
Loesel's Twayblade
Northern Rein Orchid
Oferhollow Reed Grass
Pale Manna Grass
Plukenet's Cyperus
Prairie Iris
Sharp-scale Sedge
Sharp-scaled Manna Grass
Showy Lady-slipper
Slender Spike Grass
Snake-mouth Orchid
Spotted Pondweed
Spreading Sedge
Star Duckweed
Straw Sedge
Tussock Sedge
Umbrella Sedge
Water Canna
Weak Rush
White-edge Sedge
Wild Leek
Yellow-eyed Grass
Yellow-fringed Orchid
Ferns and Fern Allies
Few-lobed Grape Fern
Goldie's Fern
Log Fern
Engelmann's Quillwort
Missouri Cliffbrake
Netted Chain Fern
Platanthera clavellata
Carex trichocarpa
Zizania palustris var. Interior
Eleocharis lanceolata
Liparis loeselii
Platanthera flava var. herbiola
Calamagrostis porteri ssp. insperata
Torreyochloa pallida
Cyperus plukenetii
Nemastylis geminiflora
Carex oxylepis
Glyceria acutiflora
Cypripedium reginae
Chasmanthium laxum ssp. laxum
Pogonia ophioglossoides
Potamogeton pulcher
Carex laxiculmis
Lemna trisulca
Carex straminea
Carex stricta
Cyperus retroflexus
Thalia dealbata
Juncus debilis
Carex debilis var. debilis
Allium burdickii
Xyris torta
Platanthera ciliaris
S2
S1
SH
S1
S2
S2
S3
S1
S1
S2
S2
S3
S2S3
S1
S1
S2S3
S2
S2
S1
S2?
S1
S2
S1
S1
S2
S1
S1
G5
G4
G4G5T4T5
G4G5
G5
G4T4Q
G4T3
G5?
G5
G4
G5?
G5
G4
G5T?
G5
G5
G5
G5
G5
G5
G5
G4
G5
G5T5
G4G5
G5
G5
1995
1986
1954
1975
1987
1986
1990
1988
1899
1994
1995
1996
1993
1997
1991
1997
1993
1987
1996
1994
1997
1997
1986
1951
1944
1987
1951
Botrychium biternatum
Dryopteris goldiana
Dryopteris celsa
Isoetes engelmannii var.
engelmannii
Pellaea glabella var. missouriensis
Woodwardia areolata
S1
S2
S1
S1?
G5
G4
G4
G4T?
1986
1990
1987
1996
S1S2
S2
G5T1T2
G5
1920
1999
Note: Data in table subject to revision. This table is not a final authority.
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