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REGIONALTOLERANCE VALUES, FUNCTIONAL FEEDING GROUPS, AND HABIT/BEHAVIOR ASSIGNMENTS FOR BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES

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Regional Tolerance Values, Functional Feeding Groups, and Habit/Behavior Assignments for Benthic Macroinvertebrates

Parent TSN	TSN	Scientific Name	Regional Tolerance Values				Functional Feeding Group		Habit/Behavior
							Functional Feeding Group		Habit/Behavior

202423	59490	Nematoda			5		PA
202423	64183	Nematomorpha					PA
202423	57411	Nemertea			8		PR
	57412	Rhynchocoela
57577	57578	Prostoma graecense	6.6				PR
57577	193496	Prostoma rubrum
202423	53963	Platyhelminthes
53963	53964	Turbellaria			4		PR
53965	54468	Tricladida			4		GC
54552	54553	Cura
54468	54502	Planariidae			1		OM
54502	54503	Dugesia			4		OM
54503	54504	Dugesia tigrina	7.5				PR
54502	54510	Polycelis			6		GC
54510	54512	Polycelis coronata			1		OM
202423	46861	Porifera					FC
47690	47691	Spongillidae					FC
47691	47692	Spongilla					FC
47692	47696	Spongilla aspinosa					FC
	155470	Ectoprocta
156691	156692	Plumatella repens
174619	174662	Hydrobates
202423	48738	Cnidaria
50844	50845	Hydra			5		PR
50845	50846	Hydra americana
156753	156754	Urnatella gracilis
69458	79118	Bivalvia					FC
	79119	Pelecypoda			8		FC
79517	79519	Brachidontes exustus					FC
79912	79913	Unionidae			8		FC
79913	79930	Anodonta			8		FC
79930	79946	Anodonta couperiana					FC
		Anodonta nuttalliana idahoensis			8		FC
79913	79951	Elliptio					FC
79951	79975	Elliptio buckleyi					FC
79951	79952	Elliptio complanata	5.4
79951	79964	Elliptio lanceolata	1.9
79913	80032	Gonidea			4		FC
80032	80033	Gonidea angulata			8		FC
79986	80006	Lampsilis teres					FC
79913	80370	Margaritifera			4		FC
80370	80371	Margaritifera margaritifera			8		FC
80059	80067	Quadrula cylindrica					FC
81381	81385	Corbicula					FC
81385	81387	Corbicula fluminea	6.3	3.2			FC
81385	81386	Corbicula manilensis					FC
81333	81335	Mytilopsis leucophaeata					FC
80384	81388	Pisidiidae			8		GC
	81389	Sphaeriidae			8	8	FC
81388	81436	Eupera
	205642	Byssanodonta cubensis (= Eupera)					FC
81436	81438	Eupera cubensis					FC
81388	81427	Musculium				5	FC
81427	81430	Musculium lacustre				5	FC
		Byssanodonta (= Eupera)					FC
81427	81434	Musculium securis				5	FC
81427	81428	Musculium transversum
81388	81400	Pisidium	6.8	4.6	8	8	FC
81400	81405	Pisidium casertanum			8		SC
81400		Pisidium lilljborgi				8	FC
81400	81406	Pisidium compressum			8		FC
81400	81402	Pisidium dubium					FC
81400	81408	Pisidium fallax			8		FC
81400	81403	Pisidium idahoense			8		FC
81400	81424	Pisidium punctatum			8		FC
81400	81425	Pisidium punctiferum					FC
81400	81420	Pisidium walkeri			8		FC
81388	81391	Sphaerium	7.7	4.7	6		GC	FC
81391	81395	Sphaerium patella			8		FC
81391	81398	Sphaerium striatinum					FC
69458	69459	Gastropoda			7		SC
76437	76568	Ancylidae			6		SC
76568	76569	Ferrissia	6.9	5.2	6	7	SC
76569	76573	Ferrissia hendersoni					SC
76569	76572	Ferrissia rivularis					SC
76569	76575	Ferrissia walkeri				7	SC
76585	76586	Hebetancylus excentricus					SC
76568	76576	Laevapex					SC
76576	76578	Laevapex diaphanus					SC
76576	76577	Laevapex fuscus	7.3	6.7			SC
76576	76579	Laevapex peninsulae					SC
76476	76477	Lanx			6		GC
76437	76483	Lymnaeidae		6.9	6	6	SC
76483	76497	Fossaria		2.6	8		SC
76483	76484	Lymnaea			8		SC
76483	76528	Pseudosuccinea					SC
76528	76529	Pseudosuccinea columella	7.2				SC
76483	76525	Radix
76483	76534	Stagnicola	8		10	7	SC
76437	76676	Physidae			8		SC
76676	76677	Physa			8		SC
76676	76698	Physella	9.1	7.6	8	8	SC
76698	76707	Physella cubensis					SC
76698	76724	Physella hendersoni					SC
76698	76736	Physella heterostropha					SC
76437	76591	Planorbidae			7		SC
76591	76592	Gyraulus			8		SC
76592	76593	Gyraulus circumstriatus				7	SC
76592	76595	Gyraulus parvus		5.5			SC
76591	76599	Helisoma					SC
76599	76600	Helisoma anceps	6.5	6		7	SC
76591	76626	Menetus
76626	205210	Menetus dilatatus	8.4	8.1			SC
76591	76643	Micromenetus					SC
76643	76648	Micromenetus dilatatus					SC
76643	76646	Micromenetus floridensis					SC
76591	76654	Planorbella			6		SC
76654	76662	Planorbella duryi					SC
76654	76667	Planorbella pilsbryi		7.4
76654	76668	Planorbella scalaris					SC
76671	205212	Planorbella trivolvis		9.5			SC
76591	76621	Promenetus					GC
76591	76673	Vorticifex			8		SC
76673		Vorticifex effusa			6		SC
77064	77300	Limacidae
70160	70163	Neritina reclivata					SC
70745	70747	Amnicola	4.8		5		SC
70747	70764	Amnicola dalli					SC
70747		Amnicola grana				8	SC
70764	205008	Amnicola dalli johnsoni					SC
70747	70748	Amnicola limosa				8	SC
70745	70778	Fluminicola			5		SC
70778	70782	Fluminicola hindsi			5		SC
	71549	Pleurocera		3.7
70298	70493	Hydrobiidae		7			SC
		Pyrgulopsis idahoensis			8		SC
70493	70509	Cincinnatia					SC
70509	70513	Cincinnatia floridana					SC
70493	70643	Fontelicella			8		SC
70493	70527	Littoridinops					SC
70527	70530	Littoridinops monroensis					SC
70633	70634	Notogillia wetherbyi					SC
70493	205005	Potamopyrgus			10		SC
205005	205006	Potamopyrgus antipodarum			8		SC
70699	70700	Pyrgophorus platyrachis					SC
70712	70713	Rhapinema dacryon					SC
	70548	Somatogyrus	6.5
70548	70582	Somatogyrus walkerianus					SC
70493	70702	Spilochlamys					SC
70702	70703	Spilochlamys conica					SC
71541	71654	Elimia	2.5	3.6		2	SC
71654	71858	Elimia athearni					SC
71654	71746	Elimia curvicostata					SC
71654	71761	Elimia floridensis					SC
71541	71542	Goniobasis
71541	71570	Juga			7		SC
71541	71601	Leptoxis	1.6
70298	71531	Thiaridae					SC
71531	71532	Melanoides					SC
71532	71533	Melanoides tuberculata					SC
70298	70345	Valvatidae					SC
70345	70346	Valvata			8		SC
73194	73195	Marisa cornuarietis
70342	70343	Pomacea paludosa					SC
331584	70304	Viviparidae			6		SC
331600	70311	Campeloma					SC
70311	70312	Campeloma decisum	6.7		6		SC
70311	70322	Campeloma floridense					SC
70311	70315	Campeloma geniculum					SC
70311	70317	Campeloma limum					SC
70333	70336	Lioplax pilsbryi					SC
331585	70305	Viviparus					SC
70305	70307	Viviparus georgianus					SC
202423	64357	Annelida					GC
64357	68422	Oligochaeta			5		GC
68498	69069	Lumbricina			8		GC
68422	69168	Branchiobdellida
69168	69169	Branchiobdellidae			6		GC
69069	69080	Glossoscolecidae				10	GC
69069	69165	Lumbricidae				10	GC
68498	68499	Sparganophilidae
68509	68510	Enchytraeidae	10		10	10	GC
68509	68854	Naididae					GC
68423	68424	Aeolosoma
68854	68967	Allonais					GC
68967	68971	Allonais inequalis					GC
68854	69021	Bratislavia					GC
69021	69022	Bratislavia bilongata					GC
69021	69023	Bratislavia unidentata					GC
68934	68935	Chaetogaster diaphanus
68854	68898	Dero	10			10	GC
68898	555636	Dero botrytis					GC
68898	68904	Dero digitata					GC
68898	68902	Dero flabelliger					GC
68898	68912	Dero furcata					GC
68898	68924	Dero lodeni					GC
68898	68900	Dero nivea					GC
68898	68907	Dero obtusa					GC
68898	68923	Dero pectinata					GC
68898	68903	Dero trifida					GC
68898	68915	Dero vaga					GC
69003	69004	Haemonais waldvogeli					GC
	68946	Nais	9.1
68946	68949	Nais behningi					GC
68946	68950	Nais communis					GC
68946	68952	Nais elinguis					GC
68946	68954	Nais pardalis					GC
68946	68956	Nais pseudobtusa					GC
68946	68957	Nais simplex					GC
68946	68959	Nais variabilis					GC
68862	68863	Paranais litoralis					GC
68854	68876	Pristina	9.9				GC
68876	68879	Pristina aequiseta					GC
68876	68880	Pristina breviseta					GC
68876	68881	Pristina foreli					GC
68876	68894	Pristina leidyi					GC
68876	68893	Pristina longisoma					GC
68876	68887	Pristina osborni					GC
68876	68891	Pristina plumaseta					GC
68876	68878	Pristina sima					GC
68876	68895	Pristina synclites					GC
68854	69024	Pristinella					GC
69024	69030	Pristinella jenkinae					GC
69024	69025	Pristinella longisoma					GC
69024	69026	Pristinella osborni					GC
68854	68855	Slavina					GC
68855	68856	Slavina appendiculata	7.1				GC
68984	68985	Specaria josinae					GC
69017	69018	Stephensoniana trivandrana					GC
68871	68873	Stylaria fossularis				8	GC
68871	68872	Stylaria lacustris	8.5				GC
68854	69009	Vejdovskyella					GC
69009	69010	Vejdovskyella comata					GC
68509	69041	Opistocystidae
68509	68585	Tubificidae			10	10	GC
	68588	Peloscolex	8.8
68679	68683	Aulodrilus americanus					GC
68679	68682	Aulodrilus limnobius	5.2				GC
68679	68680	Aulodrilus pigueti	4.7				GC
68679	68684	Aulodrilus pluriseta				8	GC
68619	68621	Branchiura sowerbyi	8.4				GC
68585	68745	Haber
68745	68746	Haber speciosus	2.8
68660	68662	Ilyodrilus templetoni	9.4				GC
68808	68809	Isochaetides curvisetosus	7.2				GC
68808	68810	Isochaetides freyi	7.6
68585	68638	Limnodrilus	9.6				GC
68638	68653	Limnodrilus angustipenis					GC
68638	68652	Limnodrilus cervix	10
68638	68639	Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri	9.8				GC
68638	68649	Limnodrilus profundicola					GC
68638	68644	Limnodrilus udekemianus	9.7				GC
68780	68610	Spirosperma ferox					GC
68780	68781	Spirosperma nikolskyi	7.7
68585	68751	Psammoryctides
68751	68752	Psammoryctides convolutus					GC
68793	68794	Quistradrilus multisetosus				10	GC
68839	68844	Rhyacodrilus sodalis			10		GC
68585	68780	Spirosperma					GC
68780	68782	Spirosperma carolinensis				10	GC
68585	68622	Tubifex			10		GC
68622	68623	Tubifex tubifex	10				GC
68439	68440	Lumbriculidae	7.3		8		GC
68440	68473	Eclipidrilus				8
68473	68476	Eclipidrilus palustris					GC
68440	68441	Lumbriculus					GC
68441	68447	Lumbriculus inconstans					GC
68441	68444	Lumbriculus variegata					GC
68422	69290	Hirudinea			10		PR
69406	69407	Hirudinidae			7		PR
69407	69408	Haemopsis			10		PR
69408	69412	Haemopsis marmorata					PR
69418	69421	Macrobdella ditetra
69407	69430	Percymoorensis			10		PR
69407	69423	Philobdella
69437	69438	Erpobdellidae			8		PR
69438	69439	Dina			8		PR
69438	69449	Mooreobdella	7.8				PR
69449	69454	Mooreobdella tetragon	9.7				PR
69455	69456	Nephelopsis obscura					PR
69295	69357	Glossiphoniidae			8		PR
69388	69389	Alboglossiphonia heteroclita					PR
69380	69390	Glossiphonia heteroclita
69357	69358	Batracobdella					PA
69358	69359	Batracobdella paludosa					PA
69357	69380	Glossiphonia					PR
555637	555638	Desserobdella phalera					PR
69380	69381	Glossiphonia complanata					PR
69357	69396	Helobdella			6		PA	PR
	204822	Gloiobdella elongata					PR
69396	69397	Helobdella elongata	9.9				PR
69396	69401	Helobdella fusca					PA
69396	69398	Helobdella stagnalis	6.7				PR
69396	69399	Helobdella triserialis	8.9				PA
69357	69363	Placobdella			6		PR
69363	69367	Placobdella multilineata					PR
69363	69364	Placobdella papillifera	9				PA
69363	69365	Placobdella parasitica	6.6				PA
	69374	Batracobdella phalera	7.1
69363	69372	Placobdella translucens					PA
69357	69375	Theromyzon			10		PR
69315	69316	Myzobdella lugubris					PR
69296	69304	Piscicola			10		PR
69304	69309	Piscicola salmositica			7		PR
		Acari					PR
		Acariformes					PR
		Corticacarus delicatus			8		PR
83538	83544	Oribatei
		Parasitengona
		Protzia californensis			8		PR
82754	82769	Trombidiformes
82862	82864	Arrenurus					PR
82864	82907	Arrenurus apetiolatus					PR
82864	82953	Arrenurus bicaudatus					PR
82864	205790	Arrenurus hovus					PR
82864	205791	Arrenurus problecornis					PR
82864	205792	Arrenurus zapus					PR
83434	83435	Albia					PR
83176	83177	Clathrosperchon					PR
82770	82771	Halacaridae
82770	83122	Hydrachnidae
83122	83123	Hydrachna					PR
83224	83225	Hydrodroma					PR
82770	83281	Hygrobatidae			8		PR
83281	83282	Atractides					PR
83281	83297	Hygrobates					PR
83297	83310	Hygrobates occidentalis			8		PR
83499	83500	Geayia
83499	83502	Krendowskia
82770	83033	Lebertiidae			8		PR
83033	83034	Lebertia			8		PR
83050	205794	Centrolimnesia					PR
83050	83051	Limnesia					PR
83145	83146	Limnochares					PR
83476	83479	Mideopsis					PR
83239	83240	Frontipoda					PR
83239	83244	Oxus					PR
82770	83159	Piersigiidae			8		PR
83330	83350	Piona					PR
83164	83172	Wandesia
82770	83005	Sperchonidae			8		PR
83005	83006	Sperchon					PR
83006		Sperchon pseudoplumifer			8		PR
83005	83029	Sperchonopsis					PR
83249	83254	Torrenticola					PR
83072	83093	Koenikea
83093	205798	Koenikea angulata
83093	193512	Koenikea aphrasta
83093	193513	Koenikea elaphra
83099	205797	Koenikea spinipes carella
83072	83103	Neumania					PR
83103	83106	Neumania distincta					PR
83072	83073	Unionicola					PR
82697	83677	Crustacea			8		GC
95495	95599	Decapoda			8		SH
98789	98790	Rhithropanopeus harrisii
97250	97251	Potimirim potimirim
96106	96213	Palaemonidae
96213	96220	Macrobrachium
96220	96225	Macrobrachium acanthurus
96220	96221	Macrobrachium ohione
96213	96383	Palaemonetes
96383	96396	Palaemonetes kadiakensis				4	OM
96383	96385	Palaemonetes paludosus				4

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