speciesspecies_IDSpeciesGroupSpeciesCommon_NameScientificName
3567Marine FishesSergeant-majorAbudefduf vaigiensis
2970Plantssingle-vein sweetflagAcorus calamus
2235Mollusks-BivalveselktoeAlasmidonta marginata
3005Plantslanceleaf water plantainAlisma lanceolatum
1677PlantsEuropean water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica
221Reptiles-CrocodiliansAmerican alligatorAlligator mississippiensis
2681Plantswater foxtailAlopecurus geniculatus
491FishesAmerican ShadAlosa sapidissima
227PlantsalligatorweedAlternanthera philoxeroides
2946Amphibians-SalamandersNorthwestern SalamanderAmbystoma gracile
2799Amphibians-SalamandersLong-toed SalamanderAmbystoma macrodactylum
728FishesSnail BullheadAmeiurus brunneus
729FishesWhite CatfishAmeiurus catus
730FishesBlack BullheadAmeiurus melas
305FishesBowfinAmia calva
2933Mollusks-Bivalvesa freshwater musselAnodontites trapesialis
946FishesFreshwater DrumAplodinotus grunniens
2315Crustaceans-AmphipodsscudApocorophium lacustre
2898Crustaceans-CopepodscopepodArctodiaptomus dorsalis
105Mollusks-BivalvesAsian date musselArcuatula senhousia
166Crustaceans-CopepodsJapanese fishlouseArgulus japonicus
2785Crustaceans-Isopodsan asellid isopodAsellus hilgendorfii
3289Plantsmosquito fernsAzolla cf. cristata/filiculoides
2745Plantsmosquito fernAzolla pinnata
255PlantsBrazilian waterhyssopBacopa egensis
230Plantscoastal waterhyssopBacopa monnieri
3069Plantscreeping waterhyssopBacopa repens
3143Annelids-HirundinealeechBarbronia weberi
3799Amphibians-SalamandersCalifornia Slender SalamanderBatrachoseps attenuatus
3037PlantsBeck's water-marigoldBidens beckii
1029Mollusks-Gastropodsbloodfluke planorbBiomphalaria glabrata
1030Mollusks-Gastropodsghost ramshornBiomphalaria havanensis
987Mollusks-Gastropodsmud bithyniaBithynia tentaculata
3237PlantsBaker's stickyseedBlennosperma bakeri
3172Plantscosmopolitan bulrushBolboschoenus maritimus paludosus
2790Crustaceans-Copepodsa copepodBryocyclops muscicola
1100Plantsflowering rushButomus umbellatus
162Crustaceans-Cladoceransspiny waterfleaBythotrephes longimanus
231PlantsCarolina fanwortCabomba caroliniana
2409Crustaceans-Isopodsan asellid isopodCaecidotea racovitzai
233Plantspond water-starwortCallitriche stagnalis
508FishesGoldfishCarassius auratus
2392FishesGoldfish × Common CarpCarassius auratus × Cyprinus carpio
2774Crustaceans-Crabsblue land crabCardisoma guanhumi
2704Plantslesser pond sedgeCarex acutiformis
2676Plantstworank sedgeCarex disticha
341FishesRiver CarpsuckerCarpiodes carpio
342FishesQuillbackCarpiodes cyprinus
345FishesLongnose SuckerCatostomus catostomus
346FishesWhite SuckerCatostomus commersonii
3051Plantstriangle waterfernCeratopteris richardii
163Crustaceans-Cladoceransfishhook waterfleaCercopagis pengoi
191Crustaceans-CrabsIndo-Pacific swimming crabCharybdis hellerii
3236Marine FishesAzores chromisChromis limbata
1044Mollusks-GastropodsChinese mysterysnailCipangopaludina chinensis
1046Mollusks-GastropodsJapanese mysterysnailCipangopaludina japonica
2916Mollusks-GastropodsmysterysnailCipangopaludina sp.
2606Marine Fishesdwarf hawkfishCirrhitichthys falco
2607Marine FishesCoral HawkfishCirrhitichthys oxycephalus
1096Plantswild taroColocasia esculenta
92Mollusks-Bivalvesbasket clamCorbicula fluminea
3160Mollusks-Bivalvesa freshwater clamCorbicula sp. Form D
3258PlantsstrapwortCorrigiola litoralis litoralis
501FishesPrickly SculpinCottus asper
228Plantscommon brassbuttonsCotula coronopifolia
2756Crustaceans-CopepodsFlorida crangonyctid, a freshwater amphipodCrangonyx floridanus
1068Coelenterates-Hydrozoansfreshwater jellyfishCraspedacusta sowerbii
113Mollusks-BivalvesPacific giant oysterCrassostrea gigas
3055Plantswater pigmyweedCrassula aquatica
514FishesGrass CarpCtenopharyngodon idella
701FishesBrook SticklebackCulaea inconstans
2819PlantsCuban bulrushCyperus blepharoleptos
3013Plantssmallflower umbrella sedgeCyperus difformis
2997PlantspapyrusCyperus papyrus
520FishesSpotfin ShinerCyprinella spiloptera
521FishesBlacktail ShinerCyprinella venusta
4FishesCommon CarpCyprinus carpio
164Crustaceans-Cladoceransa waterfleaDaphnia lumholtzi
2856AlgaedidymoDidymosphenia geminata
492FishesGizzard ShadDorosoma cepedianum
95Mollusks-Bivalvesquagga musselDreissena bugensis
5Mollusks-Bivalveszebra musselDreissena polymorpha
3118Mollusks-Bivalvesa dreissenid musselDreissena sp.
2574Mollusks-Gastropodscrested ramshornDrepanotrema kermatoides
53Amphibians-FrogsGreen TreefrogDryophytes cinereus
55Amphibians-FrogsBarking TreefrogDryophytes gratiosus
2867Amphibians-FrogsSoutheast Asian ToadDuttaphrynus melanostictus
23Crustaceans-AmphipodsscudEchinogammarus ischnus
1107PlantsBrazilian waterweedEgeria densa
1130Plantscommon water-hyacinthEichhornia crassipes
2999PlantsBrazilian water hyacinthEichhornia paniculata
2772Crustaceans-Copepodsa copepodElaphoidella bidens bidens
3041Plantslongstem waterwortElatine triandra
3122PlantsSchaffner's spikerushEleocharis schaffneri
65Amphibians-FrogsRio Grande Chirping FrogEleutherodactylus campi
60Amphibians-FrogsCoquiEleutherodactylus coqui
64Amphibians-FrogsRio Grande Chirping FrogEleutherodactylus cystignathoides
61Amphibians-FrogsGreenhouse FrogEleutherodactylus planirostris
63Amphibians-FrogsForest CoquiEleutherodactylus portoricensis
2233Mollusks-Gastropodsliver elimiaElimia livescens
2843PlantsCanadian waterweedElodea canadensis
2975Plantsnuttall waterweedElodea nuttallii
1103Plantswater weedElodea sp.
3042Plantsashy pipewortEriocaulon cinereum
182Crustaceans-CrabsChinese mitten crabEriocheir sinensis
675FishesGrass PickerelEsox americanus vermiculatus
679FishesMuskellungeEsox masquinongy
811FishesBrown DarterEtheostoma edwini
812FishesIowa DarterEtheostoma exile
161Crustaceans-CladoceransBaltic Long-nosed WaterfleaEubosmina coregoni
2891Amphibians-FrogsCrab-Eating FrogFejervarya cancrivora
2892Amphibians-FrogsRice FrogFejervarya limnocharis
684FishesGolden TopminnowFundulus chrysotus
685FishesBanded KillifishFundulus diaphanus
686Fisheseastern banded killifishFundulus diaphanus diaphanus
690FishesBlackstripe TopminnowFundulus notatus
691FishesPlains TopminnowFundulus sciadicus
2236Mollusks-BivalvesWabash pigtoeFusconaia flava
846FishesWestern MosquitofishGambusia affinis
2650Crustaceans-Amphipodstiger scudGammarus tigrinus
702FishesThreespine SticklebackGasterosteus aculeatus
540FishesArroyo ChubGila orcuttii
1120Plantsreed mannagrassGlyceria maxima
710Marine FishesNaked GobyGobiosoma bosc
3279PlantsHawai'i seagrassHalophila hawaiiana
3142Plantsmud plantainHeteranthera limosa
2371Crustaceans-Copepodsa copepodHeteropsyllus nunni
3260Plantscrimsoneyed rosemallowHibiscus moscheutos moscheutos
3767PlantsfeatherfoilHottonia palustris
6PlantshydrillaHydrilla verticillata
3779Plantsnorthern hydrillaHydrilla verticillata lithuanica
2943Plantswandering hydrillaHydrilla verticillata peregrina
2942Plantswhorled hydrillaHydrilla verticillata verticillata
1110PlantsEuropean frogbitHydrocharis morsus-ranae
3058Plantsfloating marsh pennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides
3124Plantsspiny false fiddleleafHydrolea spinosa
225PlantsIndian swampweedHygrophila polysperma
1121PlantsWest Indian marsh grassHymenachne amplexicaulis
360FishesNorthern Hog SuckerHypentelium nigricans
549FishesSilver CarpHypophthalmichthys molitrix
551FishesBighead CarpHypophthalmichthys nobilis
740FishesBlue CatfishIctalurus furcatus
2341FishesChannel CatfishIctalurus punctatus
361FishesSmallmouth BuffaloIctiobus bubalus
362FishesBigmouth BuffaloIctiobus cyprinellus
363FishesBlack BuffaloIctiobus niger
1115Plantsyellow irisIris pseudacorus
3128Plantsbulbous rushJuncus bulbosus
2691Plantsroundfruit rushJuncus compressus
2238Mollusks-Bivalvesplain pocketbookLampsilis cardium
1116Plantsdotted duckweedLandoltia punctata
380FishesGreen SunfishLepomis cyanellus
376FishesWarmouthLepomis gulosus
383FishesOrangespotted SunfishLepomis humilis
385FishesBluegillLepomis macrochirus
390FishesRedear SunfishLepomis microlophus
391FishesRedspotted SunfishLepomis miniatus
2239Mollusks-Bivalvesfragile papershellLeptodea fragilis
2875Crustaceans-Copepodsanchor wormLernaea cyprinacea
2246Mollusks-Bivalvesblack sandshellLigumia recta
3285PlantsWest Indian spongeplantLimnobium laevigatum
3011Plantsrice paddy herbLimnophila aromatica
259PlantsAsian marshweedLimnophila sessiliflora
69Amphibians-FrogsRio Grande Leopard FrogLithobates berlandieri
70Amphibians-FrogsPlains Leopard FrogLithobates blairi
71Amphibians-FrogsAmerican BullfrogLithobates catesbeianus
2888Amphibians-FrogsEastern Dwarf TreefrogLitoria fallax
278BryozoansAsian freshwater bryozoanLophopodella carteri
696FishesBluefin KillifishLucania goodei
697FishesRainwater KillifishLucania parva
3284Plantslarge-flower primrose-willowLudwigia cf. grandiflora/hexapetala
3064Plantswingleaf primrose-willowLudwigia decurrens
253Plantslarge-flower primrose-willowLudwigia grandiflora
2979Plantssix petal water primroseLudwigia hexapetala
3215Plantsfloating primrose-willowLudwigia peploides
3012Plantsfloating primrose-willowLudwigia peploides glabrescens
2808Plantsfloating primrose-willowLudwigia peploides montevidensis
2954PlantsPeruvian primrose-willowLudwigia peruviana
3001PlantsTropical American watergrassLuziola subintegra
1684Plantslarge yellow loosestrifeLysimachia punctata
2969Plantshyssop loosestrifeLythrum hyssopifolia
239Plantspurple loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
289Plantsfalse pepperwortMarsilea crenata
291Plantsbig-foot water-cloverMarsilea macropoda
292Plantssmall water-cloverMarsilea minuta
2615PlantsAustralian water-cloverMarsilea mutica
293PlantsEuropean water-cloverMarsilea quadrifolia
294Plantshairy water-cloverMarsilea vestita
1037Mollusks-Gastropodsred-rim melaniaMelanoides tuberculata
321FishesInland SilversideMenidia beryllina
3261PlantspeppermintMentha × piperita
2794Crustaceans-Copepodsa copepodMesocyclops pehpeiensis
2893Amphibians-FrogsMarbled Pigmy FrogMicrohyla pulchra
396FishesSmallmouth BassMicropterus dolomieu
364FishesSpotted SuckerMinytrema melanops
1133Plantspickerel weedMonochoria vaginalis
777FishesWhite PerchMorone americana
787FishesStriped BassMorone saxatilis
3245FishesGray RedhorseMoxostoma congestum
1102Plantsmarsh dewflowerMurdannia keisak
2686Plantsforget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides
235Plantsparrot featherMyriophyllum aquaticum
236Plantsvariable-leaf watermilfoilMyriophyllum heterophyllum
3067Plantscutleaf watermilfoilMyriophyllum pinnatum
2960Plantshybrid watermilfoilMyriophyllum sibiricum × spicatum
3287Plantswater milfoilMyriophyllum sp.
237PlantsEurasian watermilfoilMyriophyllum spicatum
1142Crustaceans-Mysidsopossum shrimpMysis diluviana
3018Plantsslender waternymphNajas gracillima
1117Plantsricefield waternymphNajas graminea
2825PlantsGuadalupe waternymphNajas guadalupensis guadalupensis
2674Plantsholly-leaf waternymphNajas marina
1118Plantsbrittle waternymphNajas minor
229Plantswater-cressNasturtium officinale
1194Reptiles-SnakesTessellated WatersnakeNatrix tessellata
2595Crustaceans-Copepodsa parasitic copepodNeoergasilus japonicus
713FishesRound GobyNeogobius melanostomus
2936Marine FishesRegal DemoiselleNeopomacentrus cyanomos
1688Algaestarry stonewortNitellopsis obtusa
596FishesSpottail ShinerNotropis hudsonius
609FishesSaffron ShinerNotropis rubricroceus
600FishesSand ShinerNotropis stramineus
744FishesSlender MadtomNoturus exilis
745FishesStonecatNoturus flavus
747FishesTadpole MadtomNoturus gyrinus
748FishesMargined MadtomNoturus insignis
749FishesBrindled MadtomNoturus miurus
251PlantsAmerican white waterlilyNymphaea odorata
3072PlantsAmerican white waterlilyNymphaea odorata odorata
2216Plantscrested floating-heartNymphoides cristata
2988PlantsHumboldt's floating-heartNymphoides humboldtiana
243Plantsyellow floating-heartNymphoides peltata
3853Fisheszebra blennyOmobranchus obliquus
906FishesPink SalmonOncorhynchus gorbuscha
2902Marine Fishesbarred knifejawOplegnathus fasciatus
616FishesSacramento BlackfishOrthodon microlepidotus
57Amphibians-FrogsCuban TreefrogOsteopilus septentrionalis
1113Plantsduck-lettuceOttelia alismoides
2620Crustaceans-ShrimpMississippi Grass ShrimpPalaemonetes kadiakensis
1207Crustaceans-ShrimpEastern grass shrimpPalaemonetes paludosus
1124Plantstorpedo grassPanicum repens
350FishesMountain SuckerPantosteus platyrhynchus
353FishesRio Grande SuckerPantosteus plebeius
354FishesSanta Ana SuckerPantosteus santaanae
2335Bryozoansmagnificent bryozoanPectinatella magnifica
3262Plantsgreen arrow arumPeltandra virginica
1209Crustaceans-ShrimpAsian tiger shrimpPenaeus monodon
820FishesYellow PerchPerca flavescens
821FishesLogperchPercina caprodes
822FishesBigscale LogperchPercina macrolepida
3223Plantsmarshpepper knotweedPersicaria hydropiper
2938Plantsreed canarygrassPhalaris arundinacea
2937Plantscommon reedPhragmites australis australis
1192Coelenterates-ScyphozoanAustralian spotted jellyfishPhyllorhiza punctata
1025Mollusks-GastropodsAcute bladder snailPhysella acuta
620FishesBluntnose MinnowPimephales notatus
623FishesBullhead MinnowPimephales vigilax
1099Plantswater lettucePistia stratiotes
185Crustaceans-Crabssaber crabPlatychirograpsus spectabilis
2889Amphibians-FrogsHong Kong Whipping FrogPolypedates megacephalus
2297Marine Fishesyellowbar angelfishPomacanthus maculosus
980Mollusks-Gastropodschanneled applesnailPomacea canaliculata
986Mollusks-Gastropodsan applesnailPomacea cf. canaliculata/maculata
2633Mollusks-Gastropodsgiant applesnailPomacea maculata
985Mollusks-GastropodsFlorida applesnailPomacea paludosa
408FishesWhite CrappiePomoxis annularis
2796PlantspickerelweedPontederia cordata
2241Mollusks-Bivalvespink heelsplitterPotamilus alatus
1134Plantscurly-leaf pondweedPotamogeton crispus
3263PlantsOakes' pondweedPotamogeton oakesianus
1008Mollusks-GastropodsNew Zealand mudsnailPotamopyrgus antipodarum
2914Crustaceans-ShrimppotimirimPotimirim potimirim
217Crustaceans-CrayfishRed Swamp CrayfishProcambarus clarkii
3162Marine FishesWarthead BlennyProtemblemaria punctata
3234Algaegolden algaePrymnesium parvum
2781Amphibians-FrogsBaja California TreefrogPseudacris hypochondriaca
59Amphibians-FrogsNorthern Pacific TreefrogPseudacris regilla
2780Amphibians-FrogsSierran Chorus FrogPseudacris sierra
963Marine FisheslionfishPterois volitans/miles
2240Mollusks-Bivalvesgiant floaterPyganodon grandis
750FishesFlathead CatfishPylodictis olivaris
1012Mollusks-GastropodsEuropean ear snailRadix auricularia
1018Mollusks-Gastropodsveined rapa whelkRapana venosa
3808Amphibians-FrogsMesoamerican Cane ToadRhinella horribilis
48Amphibians-FrogsCane ToadRhinella marina
640FishesSpeckled DaceRhinichthys osculus
197Crustaceans-CrabsHarris mud crabRhithropanopeus harrisii
2682PlantskeekRorippa sylvestris
2611Plantsroundleaf toothcupRotala rotundifolia
3769Mollusks-Gastropodsdecollate snailRumina decollata
2789Plantsshort-beak arrowheadSagittaria brevirostra
1092Plantsgrassy arrowheadSagittaria graminea graminea
1094Plantsgiant arrowheadSagittaria montevidensis montevidensis
3031Plantsdelta arrowheadSagittaria platyphylla
1095Plantssessilefruit arrowheadSagittaria rigida
297Plantswater spanglesSalvinia minima
298Plantsgiant salviniaSalvinia molesta
3264Plantspurple pitcherplantSarracenia purpurea purpurea
3265Plantslizard's tailSaururus cernuus
2963Plantsbog bulrushSchoenoplectiella mucronata
3084Plantsstreambank bulrushSchoenoplectus triqueter
2798PlatyhelminthesAsian tapewormSchyzocotyle acheilognathi
978Amphibians-FrogsRed Snouted TreefrogScinax ruber
3244PlantsEggers' nutrushScleria eggersiana
3053Plantstropical nutrushScleria microcarpa
3250Marine Fishesgreat amberjackSeriola lalandi
2824Mollusks-BivalvesChinese pond musselSinanodonta woodiana
2887Crustaceans-Copepodsa copepodSinodiaptomus sarsi
2849Crustaceans-Copepodsa copepodSinodiaptomus valkanovi
2846Amphibians-SalamandersLesser SirenSiren intermedia
169Crustaceans-Copepodsa calanoid copepodSkistodiaptomus pallidus
2701Plantsnorthern bur-reedSparganium glomeratum
3080Plantsgreater duckweedSpirodela polyrrhiza
1125Plantssmooth cordgrassSporobolus alterniflorus
1128Plantssaltmeadow cordgrassSporobolus pumilus
2962Plantsbroadleaf pondweedStuckenia pectinata
2890Amphibians-FrogsGünther's Amoy FrogSylvirana guentheri
1039Mollusks-Gastropodsquilted melaniaTarebia granifera
2974Plantswater chestnutTrapa bispinosa
263Plantswater chestnutTrapa natans
716FishesShimofuri GobyTridentiger bifasciatus
717Marine FishesChameleon GobyTridentiger trigonocephalus
2961Plantswhite cattailTypha × glauca
2679Plantsnarrow-leaved cattailTypha angustifolia
3020Plantssouthern cattailTypha domingensis
791Marine Fishesbandedtail goatfishUpeneus vittatus
285Entoproctsfreshwater goblet wormUrnatella gracilis
3082Plantshumped bladderwortUtricularia gibba
238Plantsswollen bladderwortUtricularia inflata
3229Plantszigzag bladderwortUtricularia subulata
790Marine FisheskandaValamugil engeli
1114Plantswild-celeryVallisneria americana
1043Mollusks-GastropodsEuropean stream valvataValvata piscinalis
3054Plantswater speedwellVeronica anagallis-aquatica
261PlantsEuropean speedwellVeronica beccabunga
1047Mollusks-Gastropodsbanded mysterysnailViviparus georgianus
2769Mollusks-GastropodsOlive MysterysnailViviparus subpurpureus
3050PlantsAsian watermealWolffia globosa
67Amphibians-FrogsAfrican Clawed FrogXenopus laevis
3266Plantscalla lilyZantedeschia aethiopica
1129Plantsnorthern wildriceZizania palustris
1135PlantsJapanese eelgrassZostera japonica

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