| Organism Group |
Existing Records |
New to the Park |
New To Science |
Total Discovered |
|
Acari (mites) |
29 |
59 |
31 |
119 |
|
Algae |
354 |
528 |
70 |
952 |
|
Amphibians (frogs, toads, and salamanders) |
41 |
2 |
0 |
43 |
|
Annelids (segmented worms and leeches) |
16 |
31 |
4 |
51 |
|
Aranea (spiders) |
224 |
240 |
41 |
505 |
| Archaea |
0 |
0 |
44 |
44 |
| Aves (birds) |
247 |
6 |
0 |
253 |
| Bacteria |
0 |
179 |
270 |
449 |
|
Bryozoa (moss animalcules) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Chilopoda (centipedes) |
20 |
10 |
0 |
30 |
|
Chromista (certain microbial organisms) |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
Cnidaria (freshwater jellyfish) |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
Coleoptera (beetles) |
887 |
1,223 |
34 |
2,144 |
|
Collembola (springtails) |
130 |
51 |
47 |
228 |
|
Crustaceans (crayfish, copepods, etc.) |
14 |
66 |
27 |
107 |
|
Diplopoda (millipedes) |
24 |
1 |
1 |
26 |
|
Diplura (bristletails, etc.) |
6 |
2 |
5 |
13 |
|
Diptera (flies) |
495 |
170 |
41 |
706 |
|
Ephemeroptera (mayflies) |
125 |
6 |
4 |
135 |
| Fish |
71 |
6 |
0 |
77 |
|
Fungi (mushrooms, etc.) |
2,102 |
583 |
37 |
2,722 |
|
Hemiptera (true bugs) |
236 |
213 |
4 |
453 |
|
Hymenoptera (bees, wasps, ants, etc.) |
209 |
471 |
19 |
699 |
| Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) |
891 |
402 |
74 |
1,367 |
| Lichens |
394 |
154 |
15 |
563 |
| Mammalia (mammals) |
65 |
1 |
0 |
66 |
|
Mecoptera (scorpionflies) |
17 |
2 |
1 |
20 |
|
Microcoryphia (jumping bristletails) |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| Mollusca (snails, clams, etc.) |
108 |
64 |
7 |
179 |
|
Nematodes (nematode worms) |
6 |
6 |
1 |
13 |
|
Nematomorpha (horsehair worms) |
1 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
|
Neuroptera (Lacewings, antlions, etc.) |
12 |
31 |
0 |
43 |
|
Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) |
61 |
32 |
0 |
93 |
|
Opilionids (daddy longlegs, etc.) |
0 |
12 |
0 |
12 |
|
Orthopteroids (crickets, roaches, grasshoppers, etc.) |
76 |
41 |
0 |
117 |
| Pauropoda |
7 |
26 |
20 |
53 |
| Plants: non-vascular |
482 |
9 |
0 |
491 |
|
Plants: vascular (trees, wildflowers, grasses, etc.) |
1,598 |
62 |
0 |
1,660 |
|
Platyhelminthes (flatworms, etc.) |
11 |
4 |
1 |
16 |
|
Plecoptera (stoneflies) |
108 |
1 |
5 |
114 |
| Protozoa |
0 |
33 |
2 |
35 |
| Protura |
11 |
5 |
10 |
26 |
| Pseudoscorpions |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
Psocoptera (barklice) |
1 |
26 |
0 |
27 |
|
Pthiraptera (chewing and sucking lice) |
8 |
37 |
0 |
45 |
|
Reptiles (snakes, lizards and turtles)
|
38 |
2 |
0 |
40 |
|
Siphonaptera (fleas) |
17 |
9 |
1 |
27 |
| Slime Molds |
100 |
150 |
21 |
271 |
|
Symphyla (garden centipedes) |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
Tardigrades (water bears) |
3 |
56 |
14 |
73 |
|
Thysanoptera (thrips) |
0 |
46 |
0 |
46 |
|
Trichoptera (caddisflies) |
156 |
79 |
4 |
239 |
| Organism Group Totals: |
9,402 |
5,149 |
858 |
15,409 |
Nichols, Becky. 2008. Personal communication, Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
