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

Little Sioux River Rodney (REMAP #226)

Invert Sampling Session #2171

Session Data

Sample Date
7/18/2006
Sampling Gear
Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
2006061136
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
4/11/2007 12:00:00 AM
Last Update
6/14/2021 8:06:01 AM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

Replicate Number
2
Dominant Form Periphyton
Nonfilamentous Algae
(LT- Light, MD- Moderate, MH- Moderate/Heavy, HV- Heavy)
Periphyton Growth
LT
Sedimentation/Embededness
LT
Colonization
MH
Comments

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 18
  • Total individuals collected 134
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Amercaenis ridens Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 51
Baetidae Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Caenis hilaris Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 2
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 7
Ephemeroptera Ephemeroptera Mayflies 2
Fallceon quilleri Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 2
Heptagenia elegantula Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Heptagenia flavescens Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 2
Heptageniidae Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Hydropsyche bidens Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 2
Hydropsyche simulans Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 5
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 2
Isonychia Ephemeroptera Isonychiidae Brushlegged Mayflies 44
Maccaffertium mexicanum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 3
Maccaffertium terminatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 3
Nectopsyche Trichoptera Leptoceridae Longhorned Case Maker Caddisflies 1
Potamyia flava Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 4
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 1

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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