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

Bear Creek Skunk River Greenbelt - Ames

Invert Sampling Session #2424

Session Data

Sample Date
9/19/2007
Sampling Gear
Hess
Lab ID Number
2007036975
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
4/14/2008 12:00:00 AM
Last Update
8/2/2010 10:40:29 AM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

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

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 17
  • Total individuals collected 99
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Acentrella parvula Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 2
Baetidae Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 6
Baetis intercalaris Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 8
Ceratopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 2
Ceratopsyche bronta Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 5
Ceratopsyche morosa Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 5
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 7
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 13
Fallceon quilleri Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 26
Heptageniidae Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 3
Hydropsyche betteni Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 4
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 6
Macronychus glabratus Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 1
Simulium Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 5
Stenelmis Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 4
Stenelmis crenata Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 1
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 1

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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