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 #10323

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 2:30:01 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
MD
Colonization
MH
Comments

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 15
  • Total individuals collected 98
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Baetis brunneicolor Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 2
Baetis flavistriga Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 2
Baetis tricaudatus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Ceratopsyche alhedra Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Ceratopsyche bronta Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 6
Ceratopsyche morosa Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 5
Ceratopsyche slossonae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 36
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 14
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 6
Elmidae Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 1
Girardia Tricladida Dugesiidae Flatworms 1
Hydropsyche betteni Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 9
Simulium Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 12
Tipula Diptera Tipulidae Crane Flies 1

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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