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

South Fork Chariton River Corydon

Invert Sampling Session #5017

Session Data

Sample Date
9/12/2012
Sampling Gear
Qualitative
Lab ID Number
57519
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
2/8/2013 2:54:31 PM
Last Update
2/24/2015 11:01:44 AM

Qualitative Benthic Habitat Inventory

Abundance/
Rank
Substrate Presence
Pool/Glide
Presence
Riffle/Run
1 Fine Sediments
2 Streambank Vegetation
3 Woody Debris
4 Filamentous Algae
5 Clay/Hardpan
Coarse Rock
Leaf/Detritus Packs
Vascular Aquatic Vegetation
Comments

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Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 39
  • Total individuals collected 149
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Anopheles Diptera Culicidae Mosquitoes 1
Argia Odonata Coenagrionidae Narrowwinged Damselflies 9
Berosus peregrinus Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 1
Caenis Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 2
Caenis latipennis Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 1
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 29
Coenagrion/Enallagma Odonata Coenagrionidae Narrowwinged Damselflies 3
Corixidae Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 3
Dubiraphia minima Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 2
Enallagma Odonata Coenagrionidae Narrowwinged Damselflies 3
Erythemis Odonata Libellulidae Skimmer Dragonflies 5
Fossaria Basommatophora Lymnaeidae Lymnaeid Snails 1
Gerridae Hemiptera Gerridae Water Striders 6
Gomphus Odonata Gomphidae Clubtail Dragonflies 2
Helichus lithophilus Coleoptera Dryopidae Long-Toed Water Beetles 4
Helicopsyche borealis Trichoptera Helicopsychidae Snailcase Maker Caddisflies 6
Hexagenia limbata Ephemeroptera Ephemeridae Common Burrower Mayflies 1
Hyalella Amphipoda Talitridae Scuds and sideswimmers 9
Libellulidae Odonata Libellulidae Skimmer Dragonflies 3
Macromia Odonata Corduliidae Greeneyed Skimmers 2
Neoporus dimidiatus Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 2
Notonecta Hemiptera Notonectidae Backswimmers 1
Oligochaeta Aquatic Worms 2
Peltodytes sexmaculatus Coleoptera Haliplidae Crawling Water Beetles 4
Physa Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 9
Placobdella Rhynchobdellida Glossiphoniidae Leeches 1
Plathemis Odonata Libellulidae Skimmer Dragonflies 5
Progomphus Odonata Gomphidae Clubtail Dragonflies 1
Rheumatobates Hemiptera Gerridae Water Striders 7
Sialis Megaloptera Sialidae Alderflies 1
Sphaeriidae Veneroida Sphaeriidae Fingernail clams 8
Stenacron interpunctatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Stenelmis crenata Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 1
Stratiomys Diptera Stratiomyidae Soldier Flies 2
Trepobates Hemiptera Gerridae Water Striders 2
Trichocorixa Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 4
Tropisternus lateralis Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 1
Tropisternus natator Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 3
Veliidae Hemiptera Veliidae Broad-Shouldered Water Striders 1

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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