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

East Branch Iowa River Belmond

Invert Sampling Session #10334

Session Data

Sample Date
10/5/2022
Sampling Gear
Floating Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
2185500
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
1/24/2023 2:15:38 PM
Last Update
3/2/2023 12:54:37 PM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

Replicate Number
1
Dominant Form Periphyton
None Present
(LT- Light, MD- Moderate, MH- Moderate/Heavy, HV- Heavy)
Periphyton Growth
None Present
Sedimentation/Embededness
LT
Colonization
HV
Comments

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 16
  • Total individuals collected 134
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Ceratopsyche morosa Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 40
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 21
Corydalus Megaloptera Corydalidae Dobsonflies, Fishflies, Hellgrammites 1
Fallceon quilleri Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Heptagenia elegantula Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 2
Heptageniidae Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 2
Hydropsyche bidens Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 7
Hydropsyche orris Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 3
Hydropsyche simulans Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 29
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 13
Maccaffertium exiguum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 8
Maccaffertium terminatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 2
Oligochaeta Aquatic Worms 1
Potamyia flava Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 2

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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