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

Unnamed Tributary to Yellow River Castalia (YeRi2)

Invert Sampling Session #10322

Session Data

Sample Date
9/27/2022
Sampling Gear
Hess
Lab ID Number
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
1/23/2023 9:06:49 AM
Last Update
1/23/2023 2:34:08 PM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

Replicate Number
1
Dominant Form Periphyton
Filamentous Algae
(LT- Light, MD- Moderate, MH- Moderate/Heavy, HV- Heavy)
Periphyton Growth
MD
Sedimentation/Embededness
MD
Colonization
MH
Comments

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 18
  • Total individuals collected 99
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Baetis brunneicolor Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 2
Baetis flavistriga Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 5
Baetis intercalaris Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 5
Baetis tricaudatus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 2
Ceratopsyche alhedra Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Ceratopsyche bronta Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Ceratopsyche morosa Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 6
Ceratopsyche slossonae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 35
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 10
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 3
Elmidae Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 2
Erpobdella Arhynchobdellida Erpobdellidae Leeches 1
Hydropsyche betteni Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Naididae Haplotaxida Naididae Aquatic Worms 3
Physa Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 2
Simulium Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 16
Stenelmis Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 3

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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