Ballard Creek Cambridge

Invert Sampling Session #2433

Session Data

Sample Date

7/18/2007

Sampling Gear

Qualitative

Lab ID Number

2007025357

Sample Quality

Good

Created Date

4/10/2008 12:00:00 AM

Last Update

4/3/2025 1:40:23 PM

Qualitative Benthic Habitat Inventory

Abundance/ Rank	Substrate	Presence Pool/Glide	Presence Riffle/Run
1	Fine Sediments
2	Coarse Rock
3	Woody Debris
4	Leaf/Detritus Packs
5	Clay/Hardpan
	Streambank Vegetation
	Roots/Undercut Banks

Series using this session:

Series #927: ArtSub

Series #928: Surb

Comments

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

Total taxa collected 49
Total individuals collected 251

Scientific Name	Order	Family	Common Name	# Collected
Acentrella parvula	Ephemeroptera	Baetidae	Small Minnow Mayflies	1
Aeshna	Odonata	Aeshnidae	Darner Dragonflies	1
Anopheles	Diptera	Culicidae	Mosquitoes	2
Argia	Odonata	Coenagrionidae	Narrowwinged Damselflies	1
Baetidae	Ephemeroptera	Baetidae	Small Minnow Mayflies	4
Baetis intercalaris	Ephemeroptera	Baetidae	Small Minnow Mayflies	14
Bivalvia			Mussels and Clams	2
Boyeria vinosa	Odonata	Aeshnidae	Darner Dragonflies	5
Caenis latipennis	Ephemeroptera	Caenidae	Small Squaregill Mayflies	9
Callibaetis	Ephemeroptera	Baetidae	Small Minnow Mayflies	3
Calopteryx	Odonata	Calopterygidae	Broadwinged Damselflies	1
Centroptilum	Ephemeroptera	Baetidae	Small Minnow Mayflies	1
Ceratopsyche bronta	Trichoptera	Hydropsychidae	Common Netspinner Caddisflies	17
Cheumatopsyche	Trichoptera	Hydropsychidae	Common Netspinner Caddisflies	4
Chironomidae	Diptera	Chironomidae	Non-Biting Midges, Midges	13
Curculionidae	Coleoptera	Curculionidae	Snout Beetles, Weevils	1
Dubiraphia	Coleoptera	Elmidae	Riffle Beetles	1
Dubiraphia minima	Coleoptera	Elmidae	Riffle Beetles	4
Dubiraphia quadrinotata	Coleoptera	Elmidae	Riffle Beetles	1
Erpobdella punctata	Arhynchobdellida	Erpobdellidae	Leeches	1
Faxonius	Decapoda	Cambaridae	Crayfishes	3
Helichus striatus	Coleoptera	Dryopidae	Long-Toed Water Beetles	8
Heptagenia elegantula	Ephemeroptera	Heptageniidae	Flatheaded Mayflies	55
Heptageniidae	Ephemeroptera	Heptageniidae	Flatheaded Mayflies	3
Hetaerina americana	Odonata	Calopterygidae	Broadwinged Damselflies	9
Hyalella	Amphipoda	Talitridae	Scuds and sideswimmers	2
Hydropsyche betteni	Trichoptera	Hydropsychidae	Common Netspinner Caddisflies	10
Isonychia	Ephemeroptera	Isonychiidae	Brushlegged Mayflies	1
Labiobaetis propinquus	Ephemeroptera	Baetidae	Small Minnow Mayflies	11
Laccophilus	Coleoptera	Dytiscidae	Predaceous Diving Beetles	1
Leucrocuta	Ephemeroptera	Heptageniidae	Flatheaded Mayflies	1
Maccaffertium terminatum	Ephemeroptera	Heptageniidae	Flatheaded Mayflies	2
Macronychus glabratus	Coleoptera	Elmidae	Riffle Beetles	4
Nectopsyche candida	Trichoptera	Leptoceridae	Longhorned Case Maker Caddisflies	1
Nectopsyche diarina	Trichoptera	Leptoceridae	Longhorned Case Maker Caddisflies	6
Neoplea	Hemiptera	Pleidae	Pygmy Backswimmers	1
Palmacorixa	Hemiptera	Corixidae	Water Boatmen	1
Paracymus subcupreus	Coleoptera	Hydrophilidae	Giant Water Scavenger Beetles	1
Peltodytes edentulus	Coleoptera	Haliplidae	Crawling Water Beetles	2
Physa acuta	Basommatophora	Physidae	Physid Snails	7
Platambus semivittatus	Coleoptera	Dytiscidae	Predaceous Diving Beetles	1
Plauditus	Ephemeroptera	Baetidae	Small Minnow Mayflies	1
Procloeon	Ephemeroptera	Baetidae	Small Minnow Mayflies	2
Scirtidae	Coleoptera	Scirtidae	Marsh Beetles	5
Simulium	Diptera	Simuliidae	Black Flies	1
Stenacron interpunctatum	Ephemeroptera	Heptageniidae	Flatheaded Mayflies	1
Trichoptera	Trichoptera		Caddisflies	3
Tricorythodes	Ephemeroptera	Leptohyphidae	Little Stout Crawler Mayflies	20
Tropisternus	Coleoptera	Hydrophilidae	Giant Water Scavenger Beetles	2

= Excluded from taxa count metrics