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Scientific Name
Optioservus ovalis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Optioservus ovalis (LeConte, 1863)
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Oval Riffle Beetle
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 | Coleoptera |
| Suborder | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder | Elateriformia |
| Superfamily | Dryopoidea |
| Family | Elmidae |
| Subfamily | Elminae |
| Tribe | Elmini |
| Genus | Heterlimnius |
| Species | Optioservus ovalis |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Unknown
Abundance
Unknown
Habit Tags
- Clinger
Habitat Tags
- lotic-erosional-sediments
Species Record Status Tags
- New to Park
Trophic Class Tags
- Scraper-Grazer
Taxa Group Tags
- Insect
Taxa Subcategory Tags
- Beetles
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
6
References
Vouchers
132
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 = DPDP011997; Determiner = 1212121; Determination Date = 1997; Preservation Method = Alcohol; Watershed Name = Deep Creek; Label = Deep Creek I&M Site 1; Place Name = Deep Creek; Location Name = Twin Creeks Collection of Great Smoky Mountains National Park; Parasites = No; Collection Method = By Hand; Specimen Count = 1; Site Notes = Deep Creek Watershed; Bryson City Quadrangle, Park Species Data Source: ATBI Database 6/10/2004 Status_Memo: LSAM list 4/10/2013; Work Notes: GSMNP Collection (ID by AJM 2004); Image URL: https://npgallery.nps.gov/GRSM/AssetDetail/1bb2f421b47042a4b4146e914a05887b;
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