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Invertebrates other than Arachnids and Insects
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Content last updated: 3 Feb 2022
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for each species (or other recording unit, such as subspecies).
| Checklist | ||||||
| Notes on the Species | ||||||
| Location(s) | Comment on the Record | |||||
| PHYLUM PORIFERA | ||||||
| freshwater sponge | M 1965 | |||||
| P.W. James | 1965 | |||||
| PHYLUM CNIDARIA | ||||||
| CLASS HYDROZOA | ||||||
| Family Hydridae | ||||||
| Hydra attenuata | P 1998- | |||||
| N. Walker | 1997/1998 | SP0998 Little Bracebridge | ||||
| PHYLUM PLATYHELMINTHES | ||||||
| Dendrocoelum lacteum flatworm | P 1998- | |||||
| J.W. Partridge | 1989 | SP100980 Bracebridge | ||||
| N. Walker | 1997/1998 | SP0998 Little Bracebridge | ||||
| Dugesia lugubris flatworm | P 1998- | |||||
| N. Walker | 1997/1998 | SP0998 Little Bracebridge | ||||
| Dugesia polychroa flatworm | P 1989 | |||||
| J.W. Partridge | 1989 | SP100980 Bracebridge | ||||
| Phagocata vitta flatworm | P 1998- | |||||
| N. Walker | 1997/1998 | SP0998 Little Bracebridge | ||||
| Polycelis felina? flatworm | P 1989 | |||||
| J.W. Partridge | 1989 | SP092965 | ||||
| Polycelis nigra flatworm | P 1989 | |||||
| J.W. Partridge | 1989 | SP100980 Bracebridge | ||||
| Polycelis tenuis flatworm | P 1989 | |||||
| J.W. Partridge | 1989 | SP095982 Little Bracebridge? | Frequent. | |||
| J.W. Partridge | 1989 | SP100980 Bracebridge | ||||
| Crenobia alpina | P 1989 | |||||
| J.E. Brittain | 1968 | Outflow of Blackroot | Det. by J.F. Wright. | |||
| J.W. Partridge | 1989 | SP092965 | ||||
| PHYLUM MOLLUSCA | ||||||
| CLASS GASTROPODA | ||||||
| ORDER ARCHITAENIOGLOSSA (Subclass Caenogastropoda) | ||||||
| Family Aciculidae | ||||||
| Acicula fusca | M 1898 | |||||
| H. Overton | 1898 | SP0998 Bracebridge | Specimen in Birmingham Natural History Museum verified by M. Kerney. | |||
| F.J. Partridge | 1898 | SP1098 | Specimen in Birmingham Natural History Museum verified by M. Kerney. | |||
| ORDER LITTORINIMORPHA (Subclass Caenogastropoda) | ||||||
| Family Bithyniidae | ||||||
| Bithynia tentaculata Common Bithynia | P 2019- | |||||
| Park Rangers | 2017-03 | Blackroot Pool | ||||
| S. Falk & C. Kirby-Lambert | 2018/2019 | |||||
| ORDER HYGROPHILA (Subclass Heterobranchia) | ||||||
| Family Lymnaeidae | ||||||
| Lymnaea auricularia Eared Pond Snail | P 1998- | |||||
| N. Walker | 1997/1998 | SP0998 Little Bracebridge | ||||
| Lymnaea glabra Mud Snail | RDB L2 species, needs confirmation. | P 1997 | ||||
| Z. Craigs | 1997 | Longmoor Pool | ||||
| Lymnaea stagnalis Great Pond Snail | P 2019- | |||||
| P.W. James | 1965 | |||||
| N. Walker | 1997/1998 | SP0998 Little Bracebridge | ||||
| S. Falk & C. Kirby-Lambert | 2018/2019 | |||||
| Lymnaea truncatula Dwarf Pond Snail | P 1998- | |||||
| N. Walker | 1997/1998 | SP0998 Little Bracebridge | ||||
| Radix balthica (Lymnaea peregra) Wandering Pond Snail | P 2019- | |||||
| Z. Craigs | 1997 | Longmoor Pool | ||||
| S. Falk & C. Kirby-Lambert | 2018/2019 | |||||
| Family Physidae | ||||||
| Physella acuta (Physa acuta) | P 2019- | |||||
| N. Walker | 1997/1998 | SP0998 Little Bracebridge | ||||
| S. Falk & C. Kirby-Lambert | 2018/2019 | As "cf. acuta" | ||||
| Family Planorbidae | ||||||
| Ancylus fluviatilis River Limpet | P 1998- | |||||
| N. Walker | 1997/1998 | SP0998 Little Bracebridge | ||||
| Anisus vortex (Planorbis vortex) Whirlpool Ramshorn | P 2019- | |||||
| N. Walker | 1997/1998 | SP0998 Little Bracebridge | ||||
| S. Falk & C. Kirby-Lambert | 2018/2019 | |||||
| Hippeutis complanatus Flat Ramshorn | P 2019- | |||||
| S. Falk & C. Kirby-Lambert | 2018/2019 | |||||
| Planorbis corneus Great Ramshorn | P 1998- | |||||
| P.W. James | 1965 | |||||
| N. Walker | 1997/1998 | SP0998 Little Bracebridge | ||||
| Planorbis leucostoma | P 1998- | |||||
| N. Walker | 1997/1998 | SP0998 Little Bracebridge | ||||
| Planorbis planorbis Ramshorn | P 1997 | |||||
| Z. Craigs | 1997 | Longmoor Pool | ||||
| Segmentina complanata (Hippeutis complanatus) | P 2019- | |||||
| N. Walker | 1997/1998 | SP0998 Little Bracebridge | ||||
| S. Falk & C. Kirby-Lambert | 2018/2019 | |||||
| ORDER STYLOMMATOPHORA (Subclass Heterobranchia) | ||||||
| Family Arionidae | ||||||
| Arion ater | P 1999 | |||||
| A. Smith, N. Walker & S. Bodnar | 1999 | Both var. ater – Large Black Slug, and var. rufus – Large Red Slug. | ||||
| Arion fasciatus agg. Bourguignat's Slug | P 1999 | |||||
| J.W. Partridge | 1989 | SP085967 | Det. by P.J. Copson. | |||
| A. Smith, N. Walker & S. Bodnar | 1999 | |||||
| Arion subfuscus Dusky Slug | P 1999 | |||||
| A. Smith, N. Walker & S. Bodnar | 1999 | |||||
| Family Cochlicopidae | ||||||
| Cochlicopa lubrica (Cochlicopa cf. lubrica) | P 2019- | |||||
| S. Falk & C. Kirby-Lambert | 2018/2019 | |||||
| Family Endodontidae | ||||||
| Discus rotundatus | P 2019- | |||||
| A. Smith, N. Walker & S. Bodnar | 1999 | |||||
| S. Falk & C. Kirby-Lambert | 2018/2019 | |||||
| Family Euconulidae | ||||||
| Euconulus fulvus agg. Tawny Glass Snail | P 2019- | |||||
| S. Falk & C. Kirby-Lambert | 2018/2019 | As Euconulus fulvus. | ||||
| Family Helicidae | ||||||
| Cepaea nemoralis Brown-lipped Snail | P 2019- | |||||
| S. Falk & C. Kirby-Lambert | 2018/2019 | |||||
| Helix pomatia Roman or Edible Snail | P 1999 | |||||
| A. Smith, N. Walker & S. Bodnar | 1999 | |||||
| Family Hygromiidae | ||||||
| Trochulus striolatus Strawberry Snail | P 2019- | |||||
| S. Falk & C. Kirby-Lambert | 2018/2019 | |||||
| Family Limacidae s.l. | ||||||
| Agriolimax caruanae (Deroceras caruanae) Caruana's Slug | P 1999 | |||||
| A. Smith, N. Walker & S. Bodnar | 1999 | Longmoor Valley | ||||
| Agriolimax reticulatus (Deroceras reticulatum) Nettled Slug | P 1999 | |||||
| A. Smith, N. Walker & S. Bodnar | 1999 | |||||
| Limax maximus Great Grey Slug | P 2019- | |||||
| A. Smith, N. Walker & S. Bodnar | 1999 | |||||
| S. Falk & C. Kirby-Lambert | 2018/2019 | |||||
| Limax tenellus Slender or Tender Slug | P 1999 | |||||
| A. Smith, N. Walker & S. Bodnar | 1999 | |||||
| Family Milacidae | ||||||
| Milax gagates Smooth Jet Slug | P 1999 | |||||
| A. Smith, N. Walker & S. Bodnar | 1999 | Longmoor Valley | ||||
| Milax sowerbyi Keeled or Sowerby's Slug | P 1999 | |||||
| A. Smith, N. Walker & S. Bodnar | 1999 | |||||
| Family Succineidae | ||||||
| Succinea putris Large Amber Snail | P 2019- | |||||
| S. Falk & C. Kirby-Lambert | 2018/2019 | |||||
| Family Tateidae | ||||||
| Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Potamopyrgus jenkinsi) Jenkins' Spire Snail, New Zealand Mud Snail | Introduced from New Zealand. | P 2019- | ||||
| P.W. James | 1965 | |||||
| Z. Craigs | 1997 | Longmoor Pool | ||||
| S. Falk & C. Kirby-Lambert | 2018/2019 | |||||
| Family Vertiginidae | ||||||
| Vertigo antivertigo | M 1898 | |||||
| H. Overton | 1898 | SP0998 Bracebridge | Specimen in Birmingham Natural History Museum verified by M. Kerney. | |||
| Vertigo substriata | P 2019- | |||||
| H. Overton | 1894 | SP1097 Blackroot | Specimen in Birmingham Natural History Museum verified by M. Kerney. | |||
| H. Overton | 1898 | SP0998 Bracebridge | Specimen in Birmingham Natural History Museum verified by M. Kerney. | |||
| S. Falk & C. Kirby-Lambert | 2018/2019 | First record since 1898. | ||||
| Family Vitrinidae | ||||||
| Vitrina pellucida | P 1999 | |||||
| A. Smith, N. Walker & S. Bodnar | 1999 | |||||
| Family Oxychilidae | ||||||
| Aegopinella pura (Retinella pura) | P 2019- | |||||
| A. Smith, N. Walker & S. Bodnar | 1999 | Longmoor Valley | ||||
| S. Falk & C. Kirby-Lambert | 2018/2019 | |||||
| Oxychilus alliarius | P 2019- | |||||
| A. Smith, N. Walker & S. Bodnar | 1999 | |||||
| S. Falk & C. Kirby-Lambert | 2018/2019 | |||||
| CLASS BIVALVIA | ||||||
| ORDER UNIONIDA (Subclass Paleoheterodonta) | ||||||
| Family Unionidae | ||||||
| Anodonta anatina Duck Mussel | P 2017 | |||||
| Park Rangers | 2017-03 | Blackroot Pool | ||||
| Anodonta ?sp. | M 1965 | |||||
| P.W. James | 1965 | Listed as Anodonta polymorpha, an unrecognized name. Might be A. anatina. | ||||
| Unio pictorum Painter's Mussel | P 2017 | |||||
| P.W. James | 1965 | |||||
| Park Rangers | 2017-03 | Blackroot Pool | ||||
| ORDER incertae sedis (Subclass Heterodonta) | ||||||
| Family Sphaeriidae | ||||||
| Pisidium ?sp. | P 1998- | |||||
| N. Walker | 1997/1998 | SP0998 Little Bracebridge | ||||
| Pisidium amnicum | P 1997 | |||||
| Z. Craigs | 1997 | Longmoor Pool | ||||
| Sphaerium corneum Horny Orb-Mussel | P 1974 | |||||
| G. MacFarlane | 1974 | Wyndley | ||||
| PHYLUM ANNELIDA | ||||||
| CLASS OLIGOCHAETA | ||||||
| Stylaria lacustris | P 1997 | |||||
| Z. Craigs | 1997 | Longmoor Pool | ||||
| ORDER LUMBRICULIDA | ||||||
| Family Lumbriculidae | ||||||
| Lumbriculus ?sp. | P 1998- | |||||
| N. Walker | 1997/1998 | SP0998 Little Bracebridge | ||||
| ORDER TUBIFICIDA | ||||||
| Tubifex ?sp. | P 1998- | |||||
| N. Walker | 1997/1998 | SP0998 Little Bracebridge | ||||
| Tubifex tubifex | P 1997 | |||||
| Z. Craigs | 1997 | Longmoor Pool | ||||
| Family Naididae | ||||||
| Nais ?sp. aquatic oligochaete | P 1998- | |||||
| N. Walker | 1997/1998 | SP0998 Little Bracebridge | ||||
| CLASS HIRUDINEA | ||||||
| ORDER RHYNCHOBDELLIDA | ||||||
| Family Glossiphoniidae | ||||||
| Glossiphonia complanata leech | P 1997 | |||||
| J.W. Partridge | 1989 | SP085967 | Det. by P.J. Copson. | |||
| Z. Craigs | 1997 | Longmoor Pool | ||||
| Helobdella stagnalis leech | P 1998- | |||||
| Z. Craigs | 1997 | Longmoor Pool | ||||
| N. Walker | 1997/1998 | SP0998 Little Bracebridge | ||||
| Theromyzon tessulatum leech | P 1997 | |||||
| Z. Craigs | 1997 | Longmoor Pool | ||||
| Family Piscicolidae | ||||||
| Piscicola geometra leech | P 1997 | |||||
| Z. Craigs | 1997 | Longmoor Pool | ||||
| ORDER ARRHYNCHOBDELLIDA | ||||||
| Family Hirudinidae | ||||||
| Haemopis sanguisuga Horse Leech | P 2019- | |||||
| G. MacFarlane | 1974 | Wyndley | ||||
| S. Falk & C. Kirby-Lambert | 2018/2019 | |||||
| Family Erpobdellidae | ||||||
| Erpobdella octoculata leech | P 2019- | |||||
| Z. Craigs | 1997 | Longmoor Pool | ||||
| N. Walker | 1997/1998 | SP0998 Little Bracebridge | ||||
| E. Pisolkar | 2013-05-25 | SP1113995893 | ||||
| S. Falk & C. Kirby-Lambert | 2018/2019 | |||||
| Erpobdella testacea leech | P 2019- | |||||
| N. Walker | 1997/1998 | SP0998 Little Bracebridge | ||||
| E. Pisolkar | 2013-05-25 | SP111965 | ||||
| S. Falk & C. Kirby-Lambert | 2018/2019 | |||||
| PHYLUM NEMATOMORPHA | ||||||
| CLASS GORDIOIDEA | ||||||
| Family Chordodidae | ||||||
| Gordius villoti | P 1998- | |||||
| N. Walker | 1997/1998 | SP0998 Little Bracebridge | ||||
| PHYLUM ARTHROPODA | ||||||
| CLASS CHILOPODA centipedes | ||||||
| ORDER GEOPHILOMORPHA | ||||||
| Family Geophilidae | ||||||
| Brachygeophilus truncorum | P 1988 | |||||
| P.J. Copson | 1988 | SP0997 | ||||
| Geophilus carpophagus | When used in the broad sense, includes Geophilus easoni. | P 1988 | ||||
| P.J. Copson | 1988 | SP0997 | ||||
| Geophilus easoni | P 2019- | |||||
| S. Falk & C. Kirby-Lambert | 2018/2019 | |||||
| Geophilus insculptus | P 1999 | |||||
| A. Smith, N. Walker & S. Bodnar | 1999 | SP19 Park House-Holly Hurst | Det. by P.J. Copson. | |||
| Geophilus truncorum | P 2019- | |||||
| S. Falk & C. Kirby-Lambert | 2018/2019 | |||||
| ORDER LITHOBIOMORPHA | ||||||
| Family Lithobiidae | ||||||
| Lithobius borealis | P 2019- | |||||
| S. Bodnar | 1999 | SP1097 Blackroot | Det. by P. J. Copson, male. | |||
| S. Falk & C. Kirby-Lambert | 2018/2019 | |||||
| Lithobius forficatus | P 2019- | |||||
| P.J. Copson | 1988 | SP0997 | ||||
| P.J. Copson | 1989 | SP095982 | ||||
| W.G. Rixom | 1992 | |||||
| S. Bodnar | 1999 | SP1196 Park House | Det. by P. J. Copson. | |||
| S. Falk & C. Kirby-Lambert | 2018/2019 | |||||
| Lithobius microps | P 1999 | |||||
| P.J. Copson | 1988 | SP0997 | ||||
| A. Smith, N. Walker & S. Bodnar | 1999 | SP19 Park House-Holly Hurst | Det. by P.J. Copson. | |||
| Lithobius variegatus | P 2019- | |||||
| A. Smith, N. Walker & S. Bodnar | 1999 | SP19 Park House-Holly Hurst | Det. by P.J. Copson. | |||
| S. Falk & C. Kirby-Lambert | 2018/2019 | |||||
| CLASS DIPLOPODA Millipedes | ||||||
| ORDER GLOMERIDA (=ONISCOMORPHA) | ||||||
| Family Glomeridae | ||||||
| Glomeris marginata | P 1992 | |||||
| W.G. Rixom | 1992 | |||||
| ORDER CHORDEUMIDA (=NEMATOPHORA) | ||||||
| Family Craspedosomatidae | ||||||
| Nanogona polydesmoides | P 2019- | |||||
| W.G. Rixom | 1992 | |||||
| S. Falk & C. Kirby-Lambert | 2018/2019 | |||||
| ORDER POLYDESMIDA | ||||||
| Family Polydesmidae | ||||||
| Polydesmus angustus | P 1999 | |||||
| P.J. Copson | 1988 | SP0997 | ||||
| A. Smith, N. Walker & S. Bodnar | 1999 | SP19 Park House-Holly Hurst | Det. by P.J. Copson, new 10km square record for VC38 Warks. | |||
| ORDER JULIDA (=JULIFORMIA) | ||||||
| Family Blaniulidae | ||||||
| Proteroiulus fuscus | P 1999 | |||||
| A. Smith, N. Walker & S. Bodnar | 1999 | SP09 Longmoor Valley | Det. by P.J. Copson. | |||
| Family Julidae | ||||||
| Brachyiulus pusillus | P 2019- | |||||
| S. Falk & C. Kirby-Lambert | 2018/2019 | |||||
| Cylindroiulus britannicus | P 1999 | |||||
| A. Smith, N. Walker & S. Bodnar | 1999 | SP09 Longmoor Valley | Det. by P.J. Copson. | |||
| A. Smith, N. Walker & S. Bodnar | 1999 | SP19 Park House-Holly Hurst | Det. by P.J. Copson. | |||
| Cylindroiulus punctatus Blunt-tailed Snake Millipede | P 2019- | |||||
| S. Falk & C. Kirby-Lambert | 2018/2019 | |||||
| Julus scandinavius | P 1992 | |||||
| W.G. Rixom | 1992 | |||||
| Tachypodoiulus niger | P 2019- | |||||
| P.J. Copson | 1989 | SP0998 Bracebridge | ||||
| W.G. Rixom | 1992 | |||||
| A. Smith, N. Walker & S. Bodnar | 1999 | SP19 Park House-Holly Hurst | Det. by P.J. Copson. | |||
| S. Falk & C. Kirby-Lambert | 2018/2019 | |||||
| CLASS BRANCHIPODA | ||||||
| ORDER DIPLOSTRACA | ||||||
| Family Daphniidae | ||||||
| Daphnia hyalina | P 1977 | |||||
| G. MacFarlane | 1974 | Wyndley | ||||
| G. MacFarlane | 1977 | SP0998 Little Bracebridge | ||||
| Simocephalus ?sp. | P 1998- | |||||
| N. Walker | 1997/1998 | SP0998 Little Bracebridge | ||||
| Daphnia ?sp. | P 1998- | |||||
| N. Walker | 1997/1998 | SP0998 Little Bracebridge | ||||
| Family Bosminidae | ||||||
| Bosmina ?sp. | P 1998- | |||||
| N. Walker | 1997/1998 | SP0998 Little Bracebridge | ||||
| CLASS MALACOSTRACA | ||||||
| ORDER DECAPODA | ||||||
| Family Astacidae | ||||||
| Austropotamobius pallipes Freshwater or White-clawed Crayfish | P 2000 | |||||
| J.C.W. Field & P.W. James | 1965- | |||||
| S. Bodnar | 1989-1998 | |||||
| S. Bodnar | 1997 | Park House | ||||
| S. Wilson | 1998 | Bracebridge | ||||
| S. Bodnar | 2000 | Bracebridge | Very large number present when the dam was lowered for repair work. | |||
| Pacifastacus leniusculus American Signal Crayfish | M 1996 | |||||
| S. Bodnar | 1996 | Blackroot | The only record. | |||
| ORDER ISOPODA Woodlice | ||||||
| Family Armadillidiidae | ||||||
| Armadillidium vulgare Common Pill Woodlouse | P 2019- | |||||
| S. Falk & C. Kirby-Lambert | 2018/2019 | |||||
| Family Asellidae | ||||||
| Asellus ?sp. | P 1998- | |||||
| N. Walker | 1997/1998 | SP0998 Little Bracebridge | ||||
| Asellus aquaticus Water Slater | P 2019- | |||||
| J.C.W. Field & P.W. James | 1965- | |||||
| W.G. Rixom | 1992 | |||||
| Z. Craigs | 1997 | Longmoor Pool | ||||
| S. Falk & C. Kirby-Lambert | 2018/2019 | |||||
| Family Trichoniscidae | ||||||
| Trichoniscus pusillus | P 2019- | |||||
| P.J. Copson | 1984 | SP0998 | ||||
| P.J. Copson | 1988 | SP0997 | ||||
| W.G. Rixom | 1992 | |||||
| S. Falk & C. Kirby-Lambert | 2018/2019 | As "agg." | ||||
| Family Oniscidae | ||||||
| Oniscus asellus | P 2019- | |||||
| P.J. Copson | 1988 | SP0997 | ||||
| W.G. Rixom | 1992 | |||||
| S. Falk & C. Kirby-Lambert | 2018/2019 | |||||
| Family Philosciidae | ||||||
| Philoscia muscorum | P 2019- | |||||
| W.G. Rixom | 1992 | |||||
| S. Falk & C. Kirby-Lambert | 2018/2019 | |||||
| Family Porcellionidae | ||||||
| Porcellio scaber | P 2019- | |||||
| P.J. Copson | 1984 | SP0998 | ||||
| P.J. Copson | 1988 | SP0997 | ||||
| W.G. Rixom | 1992 | |||||
| S. Falk & C. Kirby-Lambert | 2018/2019 | |||||
| ORDER AMPHIPODA | ||||||
| Family Crangonyctidae | ||||||
| Crangonyx pseudogracilis | P 2019- | |||||
| S. Falk & C. Kirby-Lambert | 2018/2019 | |||||
| Family Gammaridae | ||||||
| Gammarus ?sp. | P 1977 | |||||
| P.W. James | 1965 | |||||
| G. MacFarlane | 1974 | Wyndley | ||||
| G. MacFarlane | 1977 | SP0998 Little Bracebridge | ||||
| Gammarus pulex/fossarum agg. Freshwater Shrimp | As of 2021, the NBN Atlas treats most records of G. pulex as Gammarus pulex/fossarum agg. | P 2019- | ||||
| Z. Craigs | 1997 | Longmoor Pool | ||||
| N. Walker | 1997/1998 | SP0998 Little Bracebridge | ||||
| S. Falk & C. Kirby-Lambert | 2018/2019 | |||||
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