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

Yellow River W60 Bridge (Site 4)

Invert Sampling Session #5044

Session Data

Sample Date
9/6/2012
Sampling Gear
Hess
Lab ID Number
56285
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
3/25/2013 11:23:27 AM
Last Update
10/30/2013 1:15:40 PM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

Replicate Number
3
Dominant Form Periphyton
Filamentous Algae
(LT- Light, MD- Moderate, MH- Moderate/Heavy, HV- Heavy)
Periphyton Growth
HV
Sedimentation/Embededness
LT
Colonization
LT
Comments

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 18
  • Total individuals collected 106
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Baetis brunneicolor Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Baetis tricaudatus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 8
Ceratopsyche slossonae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 2
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 39
Clinocera Diptera Empididae Dance Flies 1
Ephemerella excrucians Ephemeroptera Ephemerellidae Spiny Crawler Mayflies 1
Erpobdella dubia Arhynchobdellida Erpobdellidae Leeches 2
Erpobdella parva Arhynchobdellida Erpobdellidae Leeches 2
Gammarus Amphipoda Gammaridae Scuds and sideswimmers 1
Hydroptila Trichoptera Hydroptilidae Micro Caddisflies 3
Limnophora Diptera Muscidae Face Flies, Horn Flies, House Flies 1
Maccaffertium vicarium Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Oligochaeta Aquatic Worms 11
Physa Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 14
Simulium tuberosum Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 1
Simulium vittatum Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 2
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 1
Trombidiformes Trombidiformes Water Mites 15

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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