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

Muddy Creek North Liberty (MC2)

Invert Sampling Session #10275

Session Data

Sample Date
9/8/2022
Sampling Gear
Surber
Lab ID Number
2169746
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
12/30/2022 10:23:35 AM
Last Update
1/4/2023 12:01:04 PM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

Replicate Number
2
Dominant Form Periphyton
Filamentous Algae
(LT- Light, MD- Moderate, MH- Moderate/Heavy, HV- Heavy)
Periphyton Growth
MD
Sedimentation/Embededness
MH
Colonization
MD
Comments

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Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 14
  • Total individuals collected 89
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Baetis flavistriga Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 2
Baetis intercalaris Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 9
Ceratopsyche bronta Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 12
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 3
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 11
Fallceon quilleri Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Girardia Tricladida Dugesiidae Flatworms 16
Hydropsyche betteni Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 25
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 3
Lepidoptera Lepidoptera Moths, Butterflies 1
Macronychus glabratus Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 1
Simulium Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 1
Stenelmis Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 2
Stenelmis crenata Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 2

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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