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

Brophy Creek McCausland (REMAP #108)

Invert Sampling Session #5055

Session Data

Sample Date
8/14/2012
Sampling Gear
Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
50720
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
3/26/2013 10:00:24 AM
Last Update
5/1/2014 8:09:44 AM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

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

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 19
  • Total individuals collected 103
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Acentrella parvula Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 2
Amercaenis ridens Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 2
Baetis flavistriga Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Baetis intercalaris Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 15
Brachycentrus numerosus Trichoptera Brachycentridae Humpless Case Maker Caddisflies 1
Caenis Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 1
Caenis hilaris Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 1
Ceratopsyche bronta Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 37
Corydalus Megaloptera Corydalidae Dobsonflies, Fishflies, Hellgrammites 3
Fallceon quilleri Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 13
Hydropsyche simulans Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 4
Labiobaetis propinquus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 7
Maccaffertium exiguum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Maccaffertium terminatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 6
Nectopsyche diarina Trichoptera Leptoceridae Longhorned Case Maker Caddisflies 1
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 5
Trombidiformes Trombidiformes Water Mites 1

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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