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

Cedar River Conesville

Invert Sampling Session #4694

Session Data

Sample Date
9/8/2011
Sampling Gear
Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
2011036645
Sample Quality
Fair
Created Date
3/2/2012 1:46:35 PM
Last Update
4/16/2012 1:28:38 PM

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
HV
Colonization
MD
Comments

one substrate on bank - remaining were in very low velocity

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 7
  • Total individuals collected 110
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Caenis hilaris Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 1
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 77
Hydropsyche bidens Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 14
Hydropsyche orris Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 7
Hydropsyche simulans Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 2
Isonychia Ephemeroptera Isonychiidae Brushlegged Mayflies 2
Potamyia flava Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 7

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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