Raccoon River Upstream of Des Moines
Invert Sampling Session #5009
Session Data
Sample Date
8/8/2012
Sampling Gear
Qualitative
Lab ID Number
49710
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
2/8/2013 9:19:20 AM
Last Update
6/30/2014 8:41:36 AM
Qualitative Benthic Habitat Inventory
| Abundance/ Rank |
Substrate | Presence Pool/Glide |
Presence Riffle/Run |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fine Sediments | ||
| 2 | Coarse Rock | ||
| 3 | Bedrock/Large Boulders | ||
| 4 | Woody Debris | ||
| 5 | Leaf/Detritus Packs | ||
| Streambank Vegetation | |||
| Roots/Undercut Banks | |||
| Filamentous Algae | |||
| Concrete Riprap |
Comments
No comments recorded.
Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates
- Total taxa collected 47
- Total individuals collected 432
| Scientific Name | Order | Family | Common Name | # Collected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acroneuria | Plecoptera | Perlidae | Common Stoneflies | 3 | |
| Argia | Odonata | Coenagrionidae | Narrowwinged Damselflies | 23 | |
| Baetidae | Ephemeroptera | Baetidae | Small Minnow Mayflies | 3 | |
| Baetis intercalaris | Ephemeroptera | Baetidae | Small Minnow Mayflies | 3 | |
| Bivalvia | Mussels and Clams | 2 | |||
| Caenis | Ephemeroptera | Caenidae | Small Squaregill Mayflies | 9 | |
| Caenis hilaris | Ephemeroptera | Caenidae | Small Squaregill Mayflies | 31 | |
| Ceraclea | Trichoptera | Leptoceridae | Longhorned Case Maker Caddisflies | 1 | |
| Cheumatopsyche | Trichoptera | Hydropsychidae | Common Netspinner Caddisflies | 2 | |
| Chironomidae | Diptera | Chironomidae | Non-Biting Midges, Midges | 49 | |
| Corixidae | Hemiptera | Corixidae | Water Boatmen | 10 | |
| Corydalus | Megaloptera | Corydalidae | Dobsonflies, Fishflies, Hellgrammites | 12 | |
| Dineutus | Coleoptera | Gyrinidae | Whirligig Beetles | 1 | |
| Fallceon quilleri | Ephemeroptera | Baetidae | Small Minnow Mayflies | 11 | |
| Girardia | Tricladida | Dugesiidae | Flatworms | 1 | |
| Gomphus | Odonata | Gomphidae | Clubtail Dragonflies | 2 | |
| Helichus lithophilus | Coleoptera | Dryopidae | Long-Toed Water Beetles | 1 | |
| Heptageniidae | Ephemeroptera | Heptageniidae | Flatheaded Mayflies | 5 | |
| Hydropsyche bidens | Trichoptera | Hydropsychidae | Common Netspinner Caddisflies | 5 | |
| Hydropsyche orris | Trichoptera | Hydropsychidae | Common Netspinner Caddisflies | 1 | |
| Hydropsyche phalerata | Trichoptera | Hydropsychidae | Common Netspinner Caddisflies | 18 | |
| Hydropsyche simulans | Trichoptera | Hydropsychidae | Common Netspinner Caddisflies | 10 | |
| Hydropsychidae | Trichoptera | Hydropsychidae | Common Netspinner Caddisflies | 2 | |
| Isonychia | Ephemeroptera | Isonychiidae | Brushlegged Mayflies | 4 | |
| Labiobaetis longipalpus | Ephemeroptera | Baetidae | Small Minnow Mayflies | 3 | |
| Leucrocuta | Ephemeroptera | Heptageniidae | Flatheaded Mayflies | 4 | |
| Maccaffertium exiguum | Ephemeroptera | Heptageniidae | Flatheaded Mayflies | 5 | |
| Maccaffertium mexicanum | Ephemeroptera | Heptageniidae | Flatheaded Mayflies | 16 | |
| Maccaffertium terminatum | Ephemeroptera | Heptageniidae | Flatheaded Mayflies | 44 | |
| Nectopsyche candida | Trichoptera | Leptoceridae | Longhorned Case Maker Caddisflies | 16 | |
| Neurocordulia molesta | Odonata | Corduliidae | Greeneyed Skimmers | 6 | |
| Oligochaeta | Aquatic Worms | 8 | |||
| Physa | Basommatophora | Physidae | Physid Snails | 8 | |
| Placobdella multilineata | Rhynchobdellida | Glossiphoniidae | Leeches | 2 | |
| Plathemis lydia | Odonata | Libellulidae | Skimmer Dragonflies | 2 | |
| Potamyia flava | Trichoptera | Hydropsychidae | Common Netspinner Caddisflies | 29 | |
| Procloeon | Ephemeroptera | Baetidae | Small Minnow Mayflies | 1 | |
| Rheumatobates | Hemiptera | Gerridae | Water Striders | 1 | |
| Scirtidae | Coleoptera | Scirtidae | Marsh Beetles | 1 | |
| Stenacron interpunctatum | Ephemeroptera | Heptageniidae | Flatheaded Mayflies | 1 | |
| Stenelmis | Coleoptera | Elmidae | Riffle Beetles | 3 | |
| Stenelmis crenata | Coleoptera | Elmidae | Riffle Beetles | 44 | |
| Stenelmis grossa | Coleoptera | Elmidae | Riffle Beetles | 14 | |
| Stylurus | Odonata | Gomphidae | Clubtail Dragonflies | 1 | |
| Trichocorixa | Hemiptera | Corixidae | Water Boatmen | 4 | |
| Trichoptera | Trichoptera | Caddisflies | 7 | ||
| Tricorythodes | Ephemeroptera | Leptohyphidae | Little Stout Crawler Mayflies | 3 |
= Excluded from taxa count metrics