Scientific Name
Polypedilum scalaenum
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Polypedilum scalaenum (Schrank, 1803)
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Protostomia |
| Superphylum | Ecdysozoa |
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Subclass | Pterygota |
| Infraclass | Neoptera |
| Superorder | Holometabola |
| Order | Diptera |
| Suborder | Nematocera |
| Infraorder | Culicomorpha |
| Family | Chironomidae |
| Subfamily | Chironominae |
| Tribe | Chironomini |
| Genus | Polypedilum |
| Species | Polypedilum scalaenum |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Unknown
Abundance
Unknown
Habit Tags
- Climber
Habitat Tags
- lentic-littoral-vascular hydrophytes-emergent zone
Species Record Status Tags
- New to Park
Trophic Class Tags
- Shredder-Herbivore-Miner
Taxa Group Tags
- Insect
Taxa Subcategory Tags
- Flies
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
2
References
0
Vouchers
16
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Converted From Non NPSpecies Format By I&M Office
Created Date
6/16/2004 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
KStraub@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
5/5/2020 7:44:21 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Scope = General Scope; Sample Code = TWMS012000; Determiner = 2121212; Determination Date = 2001; Preservation Method = Alcohol; Watershed Name = Twentymile Creek; Label = Moore Springs Br above cnfl Twentymile Ck, just above first bridge; Location Name = Twin Creeks Collection of Great Smoky Mountains National Park; Parasites = No; Collection Method = By Hand; Specimen Count = 3; Site Notes = I&M Site TMC1, at intersection of Wolf Ridge and Twentymile, Park Species Data Source: ATBI Database 6/10/2004 Image URL: https://npgallery.nps.gov/GRSM/AssetDetail/2e800dcb6b40407a82e619dcc6f4d848;
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