Freshwater Organisms Flashcards
Bald cypress
Taxodium distichum
Coontail
Ceratophyllum demersum
Water hyacinth
Eichhornia crassipes
Hydrilla
Hydrilla verticillate
Water pennywort/Dollarweed
genus Hydrocotlyle
Water primrose
genus Ludwigia
American lotus
Nelumbo lutea
Spatterdock
Nuphar advena
Fragrant water lily
Nymphaea odorata
Maidencane
Panicum hemitomon
Torpedograss
Panicum repens
Water lettuce
Pistia stratiotes
Pickerelweed
Pontederia cordata
Bulrush
genus Scirpus
Cattail
genus Typha
Bladderwort
genus Utricularia
Eelgrass
Vallisneria americana
Sawgrass
Cladium jamaicenses
Duck potato
Sagittaria lancifolia
Water fern
genus Salvinia
Elephant ear
Xanthosoma sagittifolium
Alligator weed
Alternanthera philoxeroides
Scud
order Amphipoda
Shrimp
family Palaemonidae
Crayfish
family Cambaridae
Fly and midge larvae
order Diptera
Dobsonfly larvae
order Megaloptera
Mayfly larvae
order Ephemeroptera
Caddisfly larvae
order Trichoptera
Damselfly larvae
order Odonata (suborder Zygoptera)
Dragonfly larvae
order Odonata (Suborder Anisoptera)
Beetle larvae and adults
order Coleoptera
True bug adults
order Hemiptera
Water mites
subclass Acari
Mosquitofish
Gambusia affinis
Sailfin Molly
Poecilia latipinna
Least Killifish
Heterandria formosa
Bowfin
Amia calva
Channel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
Spotted sucker
Minytrema melanops
Florida gar
Lepisosteus platyrhincus
Largemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
Suwanee Bass
Micropterus notius
Bluegill sunfish
Lepomis macrochirus
Spotted sunfish
Lepomis punctatus
Redbreast sunfish
Lepomis auritus
Redear sunfish
Lepomis microlophus
Black Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Gizzard Shad
Dorosoma cepedianum
Threadfin Shad
Dorosoma petenense
Warmouth
Lepomis gulosus
Brook Silverside
Labidesthes sicculus
White Catfish
Ameiurus catus
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Anhinga
Anhinga anhinga
American alligator
Alligator mississippiensis