A very kind lecturer at Cardiff University shared this crude list of invertebrates present in the Nant Fawr stream within c 50-100m of reservoir outflow. Enjoy reading about some of the life that thrives here below, and see these photos of more lifeforms in Nant Fawr stream found in our recent family Stream Shuffle!
Flatworms
Polycelis tenuis
Leeches
Glossiphonia (complanata?)
Gastropods
Ancylus fuviatilis
Potamopyrgus antipodarum (non-native)
Radix peregra
Crustaceans
Gammarus pulex
Stoneflies
Leuctra geniculata
Leuctra moselyi
At least 1 other
Mayflies
Seratella ignita
Baetis spp
Ephemera danica
Heptageniidae spp
Beetles:
>1 spp of Elminthidae
Dytiscidae (probably Platambus maculatus)
Caddis
Rhyacophila sp (probably dorsalis)
Hydropsyche sp(p?)
Limnephilidae (Potamophylax/Stenophylax?
Glossosoma spp
Sericostoma personatum