POND FLORA

Kingdom Plantae

Subphylum Pterophytina

Class Angiospermae (Angiosperms)

Subclass Monocotyledonae (Monocots)

TYPHACEAE (cattail family)
33. Typha sp. cattail

ZOSTERACEAE (pondweed family)
35. Potomogeton natans floating brownleaf

ALISMATACEAE (water-plantain family)
36. Sagittaria sp. arrowhead, duck potato

HYDROCHARITACEAE (frog's-bit family)
37. Elodea canadensis elodea
38. Vallisneria americana tapegrass

CYPERACEAE (sedge family)
42. Scirpus acutus great (hardstem) bullrush
43. Eriophorum sp. cotton grass

ARACEAE (Arum family)
44. Acorus calamus sweet flag

LEMNACEAE
45. Lemna sp. duckweed

ERIOCAULACEAE (pipewort family)
46. Eriocaulon septangulare northern pipewort

PONTEDERIACEAE
47. Pontederia cordata pickerel weed

Subclass Dicotyledonae (Dicots)

MYRICACEAE (wax-myrtle family)

51. Myrica gale sweet gale

CORYLACEAE (hazel family) - or BETULACEAE (birch family)

*58. Alnus rugosa speckled alder

CERATOPHYLLACEAE (horwort family)

66. Ceratophyllum sp. coontail

NYMPHACEAE (water-lily family)

67. Nuphar advena yellow pond lily, bull-head lily

68. Nymphaea odorata scented pond lily

69. Brasenia schreberi water shield

AQUIFOLIACEAE (holly family)

81. Ilex verticillata winterberry

LENTIBULARIACEAE (bladderwort family)

98. Utricularia sp. bladderwort

RUBIACEAE (madder family)

100. Cephalanthus occidentalis common buttonbush

POND FAUNA

Phylum Mollusca

Class Gastropoda

120. Amnicola limnosa little pond snail

120a.Helisoma anceps orb snail

Phylum Arthropoda

Class Arachnida
122. many genera, water mite

Class Crustacea

Subclass Branchiopoda
Suborder Cladocera
123. Daphnia, water-flea

*Subclass Copepoda
124. copepods

Subclass Malacostraca
Order Isopoda
126. isopods
Order Amphipoda
127. amphipods
Order Decapoda
132. Procambarus sp. crayfish

Class Insecta

Order Odonata
133. dragonfly
134. damselfly

Order Hemiptera (true bugs)
135. Arctocorixa interrupta water boatman
136. Lethocerus americanus giant water bug
137. Notonexta undulata backswimmer
139. Family Gerridae water striders

Order Coleoptera
139. Dytiscus marginalis predaceous diving beetle
140. Dineutes americanus whirligig beetle

Order Trichoptera
143. caddisfly larvae (sev. genera)

Order Diptera (true flies)
144. Chaoborus albipes phantom gnat (midge) larva

Subphylum Vertebrata

Class Osteichthyes
151. bony fish

Class Amphibia
152. frogs, toads, and salamanders

Class Reptilia
153 Chrysemys picta painted turtle
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B>Class Aves
166. Ardea herodias great blue heron
158. Agelaius phoeniceus red-winged blackbird
169. Gavia immercommon loon

Class Mammalia
177. Castor canadensis beaver
179. Ondatra zibethicus muskrat
183. Alces alces moose
187. Procyon lotor raccoon