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 #10325

Session Data

Sample Date
9/27/2022
Sampling Gear
Qualitative
Lab ID Number
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
1/23/2023 9:06:49 AM
Last Update
1/25/2023 8:45:53 AM

Qualitative Benthic Habitat Inventory

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

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 45
  • Total individuals collected 248
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Anopheles Diptera Culicidae Mosquitoes 2
Baetis brunneicolor Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 60
Baetis flavistriga Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 5
Baetis intercalaris Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 3
Belostoma flumineum Hemiptera Belostomatidae Giant Water Bugs 4
Brachycentrus occidentalis Trichoptera Brachycentridae Humpless Case Maker Caddisflies 2
Calopteryx Odonata Calopterygidae Broadwinged Damselflies 7
Ceratopsyche alhedra Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Ceratopsyche bronta Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 6
Ceratopsyche morosa Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 2
Ceratopsyche slossonae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 52
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 8
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 5
Chrysops Diptera Tabanidae Horse Flies, Deer Flies 2
Coenagrion/Enallagma Odonata Coenagrionidae Narrowwinged Damselflies 12
Diptera Diptera True flies 1
Erpobdella Arhynchobdellida Erpobdellidae Leeches 3
Erpobdella microstoma Arhynchobdellida Erpobdellidae Leeches 1
Erpobdella punctata Arhynchobdellida Erpobdellidae Leeches 1
Faxonius Decapoda Cambaridae Crayfishes 1
Girardia Tricladida Dugesiidae Flatworms 4
Glossiphonia elegans Rhynchobdellida Glossiphoniidae Leeches 2
Helichus striatus Coleoptera Dryopidae Long-Toed Water Beetles 3
Helicopsyche borealis Trichoptera Helicopsychidae Snailcase Maker Caddisflies 3
Helobdella stagnalis Rhynchobdellida Glossiphoniidae Leeches 1
Hesperocorixa Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 1
Hetaerina Odonata Calopterygidae Broadwinged Damselflies 2
Hyalella Amphipoda Talitridae Scuds and sideswimmers 10
Hydropsyche betteni Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 2
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Lymnaeidae Basommatophora Lymnaeidae Lymnaeid Snails 1
Microvelia Hemiptera Veliidae Broad-Shouldered Water Striders 1
Notonecta Hemiptera Notonectidae Backswimmers 1
Physa Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 7
Planorbidae Basommatophora Planorbidae Planorbid Snails 1
Platambus semivittatus Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 1
Ptilostomis Trichoptera Phryganeidae Giant Case Maker Caddisflies 2
Ranatra fusca Hemiptera Nepidae Water Scorpions 1
Sciomyzidae Diptera Sciomyzidae Marsh Flies 2
Sigara Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 1
Simulium Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 18
Tipula Diptera Tipulidae Crane Flies 1
Trombidiformes Trombidiformes Water Mites 1
Tropisternus lateralis Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 2
Tropisternus natator Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 1

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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