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. 2016 Mar 11;6:22908. doi: 10.1038/srep22908

Table 2. Macro-organisms identified in the Cuyahoga River.

Common name Scientific name PercentIdentity Samplespositive
Mammals
 Cow Bos taurus/Bos indicus/Bos primigenius/Bos javanicus 100 22
 Dog Canis lupus/Canis aureus 100 27
 Deer Odocoileus virginianus/Odocoileus hemionus/Mazama americana 100 2
 Sheep Ovis aries/Ovis canadensis/Ovis vignei/Ovis dalli 98.91 1
 Beaver Castor canadensis 100 16
 Cat Felis catus/Felis silvestris 100 3
 Groundhog Marmota himalayana/Marmota monax 97.78 2
 Skunk Mephitis mephitis 98.89 1
 Mouse Mus musculus 100 37
 Mink Neovison vison 100 4
 Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus 100 19
 Raccoon Procyon lotor 100 6
 Rat Rattus norvegicus 100 2
 Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 97.83 6
 Pig Sus scrofa/Sus barbatus/Sus philippensis 100 26
 Chipmunk Tamias striatus/Tamias sonomae 100 4
 Taiwan vole Microtus kikuchii 93.41 1
Reptiles and amphibians
 Northern two-lined salamander Eurycea bislineata 94.12 1
 Box turtle Terrapene carolina 100 1
Birds
 Teal Anas poecilorhyncha/Anas crecca/Anas platyrhynchos/Anas acuta/Anasclypeata/Mareca falcata/Cygnus melancoryphus/Histrionicus histrionicus/Ptaiochen pau/Thambetochen chauliodous/Anas hottentota/Anasquerquedula/Anas cyanoptera 100 4
 Swan/Goose Cygnus columbianus/Anser fabalis/Anser anser/Cygnus olor/Branta bernicla/Callonettaleucophrys/Cygnus atratus/Anser indicus/Anser albifrons/Anser cygnoides/Cygnus cygnus/Branta sandvicensis/Anserrossii/Branta canadensis/Ansercanagica/Cygnus buccinator 100 1
 Chicken Gallus gallus/Gallus sonneratii 100 7
 Sparrow Passer domesticus/Passer montanus/Chlorospingus canigularis 100 1
 Ring-billed gull Larus delawarensis 100 1
 Wild turkey Meleagris gallopavo 100 1
 Great tit Parus major 100 1
 Thrush Turdus sp. 100 1
Fish
 Central stoneroller Campostoma anomalum 96.55 11
 White sucker Catostomus macrocheilus/Catostomus commersonii 100 13
 Grass/Black carp Ctenopharyngodon idella/Mylopharyngodon piceus 100 1
Cyprinella spiloptera Cyprinella spiloptera 100 9
 Common carp Cyprinus carpio/Carassius gibelio/Cyprinus multitaeniata/Cyprinus melanes 100 35
 Cypress minnow Hybognathus hayi 94.78 1
 Northern hogsucker Hypentelium nigricans 100 10
 Shiner Luxilus chrysocephalus/Luxilus cornutus 100 5
 Spotted sucker Minytrema melanops 100 4
 Redhorse Moxostoma cervinum/Moxostoma anisurum 95.65 19
 Bluehead chub Nocomis leptocephalus 95.65 1
 Emerald shiner Notropis atherinoides 99.13 2
 Blacknose dace Rhinichthys atratulus 100 4
 Bluntnose minnow Pimephales notatus 100 9
Arthropods
 Non-biting midge/Fly aff. Cyrtona/Tachinidae gen./Orthocladius sp./Orthocladiinae sp./Fannia serena 90.45 1
 Cranefly Antocha sp. 100 2
 Fruitfly Capparimyia aenigma/Scaptomyza frustulifera/Scaptomyza remota 90.45 3
 Non-biting midge Cricotopus bicinctus 100 1
 Fruitfly Drosophila medioimpressa 91.72 1
 Whirligig beetle Gyrinidae sp. 95.54 3
 Non-biting midge Microtendipes pedellus 99.36 2
 Allegheny crayfish Orconectes obscurus 100 1
 Non-biting midge Polypedilum convictum 100 1
 Daphnia Simocephalus cf. 99.36 3
 Black fly Simulium luggeri 100 1
 Horsefly Tabanus sp./Hybomitra zonalis 93.63 1
 Cranefly Tipula paludosa 96.82 1
 Non-biting midge Tribelos sp. 100 2
 Non-biting midge Xenochironomus xenolabis 98.09 1
Copepods
  Hemidiaptomus maroccanus/Hemidiaptomus amblyodon/Hemidiaptomus ingens/Hemidiaptomus roubaui 94.1 16
Macrocyclops distinctus 93.73 2