Aquatic Invertebrates

These aquatic invertebrate species other than molluscs are known or likely to occur in Virginia mountain areas. 

For each species, there is an online "booklet".   To access a booklet, highlight and copy the common name from the list below click here and paste into the species name box.  [NB: The first time you click, you may get a welcome page.  You can close that page and click again, which should put you on the correct page.  Or you can navigate to the correct page by selecting the Species Information option and then the Species Booklet option.]

	Common Name	Scientific name	Status*
	Amphipod, James Cave	Stygobromus abditus	FS
	Crayfish	Orconectes immunis
	Crayfish	Fallicambarus uhleri
	Crayfish, Appalachian brook	Cambarus bartonii bartonii
	Crayfish, Appalachian brook	Cambarus bartonii cavatus
	Crayfish, New River	Cambarus chasmodactylus
	Crayfish, no common name	Cambarus dubius
	Crayfish, no common name	Cambarus longulus
	Crayfish, no common name	Cambarus sciotensis
	Crayfish, no common name	Cambarus longirostris
	Crayfish, no common name	Orconectes forceps
	Crayfish, spiny cheek	Orconectes limosus
	Damselfly, Appalachian jewelwing	Calopteryx angustipennis
	Dragonfly, wandering glider	Pantala flavescens
	Snaketail, pygmy	Ophiogomphus howei	FS

* Status Definitions: 

FE - Endangered on the Federal listing
FT - Threatened on the Federal listing
FP - Proposed for the Federal listing
FC - Candidate for the Federal listing
FS - Species of Special Concern for Federal agencies
SE - Endangered on the Virginia listing
ST - Threatened on the Virginia listing
SC - Candidate for the Virginia listing
SS - Species of Special Concern for Virginia agencies