Somewhat Pollutant Tolerant Organisms (require moderate levels of dissolved. oxygen found in good or fair quality water)

0.0(0)
studied byStudied by 0 people
learnLearn
examPractice Test
spaced repetitionSpaced Repetition
heart puzzleMatch
flashcardsFlashcards
Card Sorting

1/6

encourage image

There's no tags or description

Looks like no tags are added yet.

Study Analytics
Name
Mastery
Learn
Test
Matching
Spaced

No study sessions yet.

7 Terms

1
New cards

Common Net-Spinning Caddisfly

  • Up to 1 inch

  • Body is caterpillar-like and strongly curved with three pairs of legs

  • Dorsal plates (sclerites) on all three thoracic segments

  • Branched gills along the underside of the body

  • Bristle-like tuft at the end of the abdomen

<ul><li><p>Up to 1 inch</p></li><li><p>Body is caterpillar-like and strongly curved with three pairs of legs</p></li><li><p><strong>Dorsal plates (sclerites) on all three thoracic segments</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>Branched gills along the underside of the body</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>Bristle-like tuft at the end of the abdomen</strong></p></li></ul>
2
New cards

Dobsonfly and Fishfly Larva

  • ¾ to 4 inches in length

  • Body is elongate and somewhat flattened

  • Large, pinching jaws

  • Eight pairs of lateral appendages

  • Short inconspicuous antennae

  • Abdomen terminates in two small prolegs, each bearing two claws

  • Usually found on the underside of Lagrange rocks in cool, slow-moving streamers

  • Hand carefully-larger individuals may deliver a painful pinch!

<ul><li><p>¾ to 4 inches in length</p></li><li><p>Body is elongate and somewhat flattened</p></li><li><p><strong>Large, pinching jaws</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>Eight pairs of lateral appendages</strong></p></li><li><p>Short inconspicuous antennae</p></li><li><p>Abdomen terminates in two small prolegs, each bearing two claws</p></li><li><p>Usually found on the underside of Lagrange rocks in cool, slow-moving streamers</p></li><li><p>Hand carefully-larger individuals may deliver a painful pinch!</p></li></ul>
3
New cards

Dragonfly Nymph

  • Two pairs of wing pads

  • Large eyes and jaw

  • Large round abdomen or oval abdomen without a tail

  • Abdomen terminates in three small pointed structures

  • Often found among vegetation and leaf packs or burrowed in sediment

<ul><li><p>Two pairs of wing pads</p></li><li><p><strong>Large eyes and jaw</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>Large round abdomen or oval abdomen without a tail</strong></p></li><li><p>Abdomen terminates in three small pointed structures</p></li><li><p>Often found among vegetation and leaf packs or burrowed in sediment</p></li></ul>
4
New cards

Damselfly Nymph

  • Large eyes and jaws

  • Six legs

  • Abdomen usually much narrower and slenderer than that of dragonflies

  • Three oar-shaped tails, which are actually their gills

<ul><li><p>Large eyes and jaws</p></li><li><p>Six legs</p></li><li><p>Abdomen usually much narrower and slenderer than that of dragonflies</p></li><li><p><strong>Three oar-shaped tails</strong>, which are actually their gills</p></li></ul>
5
New cards

Crane Fly Larva

  • Plump caterpillar-like segmented body

  • Milky green to brown color

  • Segmented body

  • Head is usually pulled back into the front of the. Body

  • Finger-like projections (gills) at back end of body

<ul><li><p>Plump caterpillar-like segmented body</p></li><li><p>Milky green to brown color</p></li><li><p>Segmented body</p></li><li><p><strong>Head is usually pulled back into the front of the. Body</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>Finger-like projections (gills) at back end of body</strong></p></li></ul>
6
New cards

Aquatic Sowbug

  • Clear whitish to pink in color

    • Pretty flat (dorsoventrally flattened (top to bottom))

  • Seven pairs of legs (first modified for grasping)

<ul><li><p>Clear whitish to pink in color</p><ul><li><p>Pretty flat (<strong>dorsoventrally flattened (top to bottom</strong>))</p></li></ul></li><li><p><strong>Seven pairs of legs</strong> (first modified for grasping)</p></li></ul>
7
New cards

Scud

  • 1/8 - ¼ inch

  • Translucent body, whitish to pink. In color

  • Resemble a small shrimp

  • Laterally flattened (side to side)

  • Seven pairs of legs

<ul><li><p>1/8 - ¼ inch</p></li><li><p>Translucent body, whitish to pink. In color</p></li><li><p>Resemble a small shrimp</p></li><li><p><strong>Laterally flattened </strong>(side to side)</p></li><li><p><strong>Seven pairs of legs</strong></p></li></ul>

Explore top notes

Explore top flashcards