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

Duttons Creek West Union - Duttons Cave Park (DuCr1)

Invert Sampling Session #4710

Session Data

Sample Date
8/15/2011
Sampling Gear
Hess
Lab ID Number
2011031984
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
3/5/2012 8:47:31 AM
Last Update
4/13/2012 9:53:31 AM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

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

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Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 8
  • Total individuals collected 101
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Baetis flavistriga Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 7
Baetis tricaudatus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 70
Gammarus Amphipoda Gammaridae Scuds and sideswimmers 7
Hesperophylax designatus Trichoptera Limnephilidae Northern Case Maker Caddisflies 1
Limnephilidae Trichoptera Limnephilidae Northern Case Maker Caddisflies 11
Lymnaeidae Basommatophora Lymnaeidae Lymnaeid Snails 1
Physa Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 1
Trombidiformes Trombidiformes Water Mites 3

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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