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

Duttons Creek West Union - Duttons Cave Park (DuCr1)

Invert Sampling Session #10281

Session Data

Sample Date
7/27/2022
Sampling Gear
Qualitative
Lab ID Number
2144046
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
1/3/2023 2:19:55 PM
Last Update
1/4/2023 11:29:59 AM

Qualitative Benthic Habitat Inventory

Abundance/
Rank
Substrate Presence
Pool/Glide
Presence
Riffle/Run
1 Coarse Rock
2 Bedrock/Large Boulders
3 Fine Sediments
4 Streambank Vegetation
5 Filamentous Algae
Woody Debris
Leaf/Detritus Packs
Roots/Undercut Banks
Clay/Hardpan
Comments

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 26
  • Total individuals collected 299
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Agabini-Complex Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 6
Aquarius remigis Hemiptera Gerridae Water Striders 1
Baetis brunneicolor Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 45
Baetis tricaudatus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 43
Brachycentrus occidentalis Trichoptera Brachycentridae Humpless Case Maker Caddisflies 11
Ceratopsyche slossonae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Chelifera/Metachela Diptera Empididae Dance Flies 1
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 17
Cymbiodyta chamberlaini Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 1
Dicranota Diptera Tipulidae Crane Flies 6
Forcipomyia Diptera Ceratopogonidae Biting Midges, No-See-Ums, Punkies 1
Gammarus Amphipoda Gammaridae Scuds and sideswimmers 14
Glossosoma Trichoptera Glossosomatidae Saddlecase Maker Caddisflies 26
Helichus striatus Coleoptera Dryopidae Long-Toed Water Beetles 6
Hesperophylax designatus Trichoptera Limnephilidae Northern Case Maker Caddisflies 71
Hydrobiidae Neotaenioglossa Hydrobiidae Hydrobiid Snails 1
Hydroptila Trichoptera Hydroptilidae Micro Caddisflies 1
Ilybiosoma seriatum Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 6
Limnephilidae Trichoptera Limnephilidae Northern Case Maker Caddisflies 1
Physa Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 10
Simulium Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 19
Sphaeriidae Veneroida Sphaeriidae Fingernail clams 1
Tipula Diptera Tipulidae Crane Flies 1
Tipulidae Diptera Tipulidae Crane Flies 1
Trepobates Hemiptera Gerridae Water Striders 2
Trombidiformes Trombidiformes Water Mites 6

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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