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

Cedar River Midway

Invert Sampling Session #10881

Session Data

Sample Date
8/29/2024
Sampling Gear
Floating Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
2487636
Sample Quality
Poor
Created Date
11/27/2024 10:31:02 AM
Last Update
12/6/2024 12:37:09 PM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

Replicate Number
3
Dominant Form Periphyton
Nonfilamentous Algae
(LT- Light, MD- Moderate, MH- Moderate/Heavy, HV- Heavy)
Periphyton Growth
MH
Sedimentation/Embededness
MD
Colonization
LT
Comments

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Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 11
  • Total individuals collected 97
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Acentrella parvula Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 4
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 2
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 71
Heptageniidae Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 6
Hyalella Amphipoda Talitridae Scuds and sideswimmers 1
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Labiobaetis propinquus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Maccaffertium exiguum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 3
Neureclipsis Trichoptera Polycentropodidae Trumpetnet and Tubemaking Caddisflies 2
Polycentropodidae Trichoptera Polycentropodidae Trumpetnet and Tubemaking Caddisflies 2
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 4

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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