Iowa DNR
BioNet
River & Stream Biological Monitoring
Fish and Benthic Macroinvertebrate Surveys
Physical Habitat Assessments

Unnamed Tributary To West Fork Little Sioux River Marcus (REMAP #77)

Invert Sampling Session #10039

Session Data

Sample Date
7/6/2021
Sampling Gear
Low-Flow Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
1749731
Sample Quality
Poor
Created Date
3/17/2022 11:12:57 AM
Last Update
5/26/2022 11:42:05 AM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

Replicate Number
3
Dominant Form Periphyton
Filamentous Algae
(LT- Light, MD- Moderate, MH- Moderate/Heavy, HV- Heavy)
Periphyton Growth
LT
Sedimentation/Embededness
MD
Colonization
LT
Comments

Two exposed plates.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 9
  • Total individuals collected 79
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Caecidotea Isopoda Asellidae Aquatic Sowbugs 1
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 53
Corixidae Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 1
Cymbiodyta vindicata Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 1
Erpobdellidae Arhynchobdellida Erpobdellidae Leeches 1
Hyalella Amphipoda Talitridae Scuds and sideswimmers 2
Physa Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 16
Pisidiidae Veneroida Pisidiidae Pea Clams 2
Tipulidae Diptera Tipulidae Crane Flies 2

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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