Table 30. Benthic macroinvertebrate collections for the Gasconade River from 1962-92 (printout from the Fisheries Research Benthic Collection).
Family Species Stream Mile Order
Annelida
Hirudinea Gasconade River 77 7
Oligochaeta L Piney River 17 5
Branchiobdellidae L Piney River 14 5
Arthropoda
Aeshnidae Aeshna sp. L Piney River 15 5
Asellidae Caecidotea sp. Gasconade River 106 7
Lirceus sp. Gasconade River 229 6
Caecidotea stygius (Packard) Gasconade River 77 7
Athericidae Atherix lantha Webb L Piney River 17 5
Baetidae Acentrella sp. L Piney River 17 5
Baetis tricaudatus Dodds L Piney River 17 5
Baetis sp. Gasconade River 77 7
Baetiscidae Baetisca lacustris McDunnough Gasconade River 77 7
Baetisca sp. Gasconade River 106 7
Brachycentridae Brachycentrus sp. Gasconade River 106 7
Brachycentrus americanus (Banks) Gasconade River 77 7
Caenidae Brachycercus prudens (McDunnough) Gasconade River 106 7
Caenidae Caenis sp. L Piney River 17 5
Calopterygidae Hetaerina americana (Fabricius) Gasconade River 106 7
Cambaridae Orconectes sp. Gasconade River 77 7
Orconectes meeki (Faxon) Gasconade River 114 7
Orconectes marchandi Hobbs L Piney River 17 5
Capniidae Paracapnia sp. Gasconade River 77 7
Allocapnia sp. Gasconade River 77 7
Ceratopogonidae Dasyheleinae Gasconade River 84 7
Culicoides sp. Gasconade River 77 7
Bezzia/Probezzia. L Piney River 17 5
Coenagrionidae Enallagma praevarum (Hagen) Gasconade River 106 7
Chromagrion sp. Gasconade River 2 7
Enallagma sp. Gasconade River 106 7
Argia sp. Gasconade River 77 7
Argia moesta (Hagen) L Piney River 17 5
Corydalidae Nigronia fasciatus (Walker) Whetstone Ck 1 5
Corydalus cornutus (Linnaeus) Gasconade River 77 7
Nigronia serricornis (Say) Gasconade River 116 6
Crangonyctidae Crangonyx minor Bousfield L Piney River 17 5
Curculionidae Onychylis sp. Gasconade River 229 6
Dryopidae Helichus lithophilus (Germar) Gasconade River 106 7
Helichus sp. Gasconade River 106 7
Dytiscidae Hydroporus niger Say Dove Creek 2 3
Hydroporus undulatus Say L Piney River 15 5
Elmidae Stenelmis lateralis Sanderson Gasconade River 77 7
Dubiraphia sp. Gasconade River 77 7
Ancyronyx variegata (Germar) Gasconade River 77 7
Optioservus sandersoni Collier L Piney River 17 5
Stenelmis crenata (Say) Gasconade River 77 7
Macronychus glabratus Say Gasconade River 77 7
Heterelmis vulnerata (LeConte) Gasconade River 106 7
Stenelmis sp. L Piney River 17 5
Stenelmis beameri Sanderson Gasconade River 77 7
Ephemerellidae Eurylophella sp. Gasconade River 77 7
Serratella sp. Gasconade River 77 7
Ephemerella (invaria grp.) Gasconade River 77 7
Ephemerella sp. Gasconade River 77 7
Eurylophella temporalis (McDunnough) L Piney River 14 5
Eurylophella (bicolor grp.) Gasconade River 77 7
Serratella deficiens (Morgan) Gasconade River 77 7
Ephemeridae Hexagenia sp. Gasconade River 54 7
Ephemera simulans Walker Gasconade River 77 7
Ephemera sp. Gasconade River 77 7
Hexagenia limbata Serville Gasconade River 77 7
Gammaridae Gammarus pseudolimnaeus Bousfield Gasconade River 116 6
Gammarus sp. Gasconade River 77 7
Glossosomatidae Agapetus sp. L Piney River 17 5
Gomphidae Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis (Walsh) Gasconade River 116 6
Stylogomphus albistylus (Hagen) Gasconade River 114 7
Hagenius brevistylus Selys Gasconade River 84 7
Ophiogomphus sp. Gasconade River 77 7
Erpetogomphus designatus Hagen Gasconade River 77 7
Helicopsychidae Helicopsyche borealis (Hagen) L Piney River 17 5
Heptageniidae Stenacron gildersleevei (Traver) Gasconade River 77 7
Stenonema pulchellum (Walsh) L Piney River 17 5
Stenonema femoratum (Say) L Piney River 14 5
Rhithrogena pellucida Daggy Gasconade River 77 7
Stenonema mediopunctatum (McDunnough) L Piney River 14 5
Heptagenia (group 3) Gasconade River 106 7
Stenonema bednariki McCafferty Gasconade River 229 6
Stenacron sp. Gasconade River 77 7
Heptagenia sp. L Piney River 17 5
Stenacron (interpunctatum grp.) Gasconade River 77 7
Hydrophilidae Laccobius sp. Gasconade River 106 7
Hydrochus sp. Gasconade River 106 7
Berosus sp. Gasconade River 77 7
Hydropsychidae Ceratopsyche piatrix Ross L Piney River 15 5
Ceratopsyche morosa Hagen Gasconade River 106 7
Ceratopsyche slossonae Banks L Piney River 17 5
Hydropsyche simulans/incommoda L Piney River 14 5
Hydropsyche sp. Osage Fork 75 4
Ceratopsyche (morosa grp.) L Piney River 17 5
Hydropsyche venularis Banks Gasconade River 77 7
Hydropsyche frisoni Ross Gasconade River 77 7
Hydropsyche betteni Ross Gasconade River 77 7
Cheumatopsyche sp. L Piney River 17 5
Hydropsyche cuanis Ross Gasconade River 77 7
Macrostemum carolina (Banks) Gasconade River 229 6
Hydroptilidae Ochrotrichia sp. L Piney River 17 5
Ithytrichia clavata Morton Gasconade River 116 6
Oxyethira sp. L Piney River 17 5
Agraylea multipunctata Curtis Gasconade River 77 7
Ithytrichia sp. Gasconade River 77 7
Hydroptila sp. Gasconade River 77 7
Isonychiidae Isonychia sp. L Piney River 17 5
Leptoceridae Oecetis inconspicua (Walker) Gasconade River 77 7
Nectopsyche sp. Gasconade River 77 7
Leptophlebia cupida (Say) Gasconade River 106 7
Choroterpes sp. Shoal Creek 1 2
Paraleptophlebia moerens (McDunnough) Gasconade River 116 6
Traverella sp. Gasconade River 106 7
Choroterpes basalis (Banks) Woods Fork 1 4
Leuctridae Leuctra tenuis (Pictet) L Piney River 17 5
Limnephilidae Neophylax fuscus Banks Gasconade River 114 7
Ironoquia sp. Woods Fork 1 4
Limnephilus sp. L Piney River 15 5
Pycnopsyche sp. Shoal Creek 1 2
Limnicidae Lutrochus laticeps Casey Gasconade River 77 7
Macromiidae Didymops sp. Gasconade River 106 7
Nemouridae Prostoia sp. Gasconade River 77 7
Amphinemura delosa (Ricker) Shoal Creek 1 2
Neoephemeridae Neoephemera bicolor McDunnough Gasconade River 77 7
Perlidae Perlesta placida (Hagen) Gasconade River 77 7
Perlinella drymo (Newman) Gasconade River 77 7
Paragnetina media (Walker) L Piney River 15 5
Neoperla clymene (Newman) Gasconade River 77 7
Acroneuria sp. L Piney River 14 5
Agnetina capitata (Pictet) Osage Fork 75 4
Perlodidae Isoperla mohri Frison Gasconade River 77 7
Hydroperla sp. Woods Fork 1 4
Isoperla bilineata (Say) Gasconade River 77 7
Isoperla sp. Gasconade River 106 7
Philopotamidae Chimarra aterrima Hagen Gasconade River 77 7
Chimarra obscura (Walker) L Piney River 17 5
Phryganeidae Phryganea sp. Gasconade River 106 7
Polycentropodidae Neureclipsis crepuscularis (Walker) Gasconade River 116 6
Polycentropus sp. Gasconade River 77 7
Potamanthidae Anthopotamus sp. Gasconade River 77 7
Psephinidae Psephenus herricki (DeKay) L Piney River 17 5
Ectopria nervosa (Melsheimer) L Piney River 17 5
Psychomyiidae Psychomyia flavida Hagen L Piney River 14 5
Pteronarcyidae Pteronarcys pictetii Hagen Gasconade River 77 7
Pteronarcys sp. Gasconade River 77 7
Pyralidae Petrophila sp. Gasconade River 77 7
Rhyacophilidae Rhyacophila sp. Shoal Creek 1 2
Sialidae Sialis sp. Gasconade River 77 7
Tabanidae Chrysops sp. Gasconade River 77 7
Taeniopterygidae Strophopteryx fasciata (Burmeister) Gasconade River 77 7
Strophopteryx sp. Gasconade River 77 7
Taeniopteryx sp. Gasconade River 77 7
Taeniopteryx parvula Banks Gasconade River 106 7
Taeniopteryx metequi Ricker & Ross L Piney River 14 5
Talitridae Hyalella azteca (Saussure) Gasconade River 77 7
Tanyderidae Protoplasa fitchii Osten-Sacken L Piney River 14 5
Tipulidae Limonia sp. Gasconade River 229 6
Dicranota sp. Shoal Creek 1 2
Erioptera sp. Gasconade River 77 7
Tipula sp. L Piney River 14 5
Hexatoma sp. L Piney River 17 5
Antocha sp. L Piney River 17 5
Tricorythidae Tricorythodes sp. L Piney River 17 5
Veliidae Rhagovelia sp. Woods Fork 1 4
Mollusca
Ancylidae Ferrissia fragilis (Tryon) Gasconade River 77 7
Ferrissia sp. Gasconade River 77 7
Corbiculidae Corbicula fluminea (Muller) Gasconade River 77 7
Corbicula sp. Gasconade River 54 7
Margaritiferidae Cumberlandia monodonta (Say) Gasconade River 106 7
Physidae Physa (Physella) sp. Gasconade River 77 7
Planorbidae Planorbula armigera (Say) Gasconade River 84 7
Pleuroceridae Elimia potosiensis plebeius (Gould) L Piney River 17 5
Pleurocera acuta Rafinesque Gasconade River 106 7
Elimia sp. Gasconade River 77 7
Pleurocera sp. Gasconade River 77 7
Nematomorpha
Gordiida Roubidoux Creek 1 5
Platyhelminthes
Planariidae L Piney River 17 5

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