Genus Overview
No genus-level description defined.
Characteristics
POLLUTION TOLERANCE
Southeast: 4.3
Upper Midwest: 6
Mid-Atlantic: 6
0 = least tolerant, 10 = most tolerant
FEEDING HABITS
Shredder / Herbivore
MOVEMENT
Climber
Swimmer
Swimmer
DISTRIBUTION
Widespread (east of the Rocky Mtns.)
HABITAT
Lentic-littoral
Lotic-depositional
Lotic-depositional
Diagnostic Characters