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

Irish Hollow Creek New Albin

Invert Sampling Session #5105

Session Data

Sample Date
7/31/2012
Sampling Gear
Qualitative
Lab ID Number
47590
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
4/5/2013 9:16:00 AM
Last Update
5/1/2014 9:04:51 AM

Qualitative Benthic Habitat Inventory

Abundance/
Rank
Substrate Presence
Pool/Glide
Presence
Riffle/Run
1 Vascular Aquatic Vegetation
2 Fine Sediments
3 Streambank Vegetation
4 Coarse Rock
5 Roots/Undercut Banks
Woody Debris
Bedrock/Large Boulders
Filamentous Algae
Comments

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 40
  • Total individuals collected 559
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Agabinae Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 2
Aquarius remigis Hemiptera Gerridae Water Striders 2
Baetis brunneicolor Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 107
Baetis tricaudatus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 24
Belostoma flumineum Hemiptera Belostomatidae Giant Water Bugs 7
Brachycentrus occidentalis Trichoptera Brachycentridae Humpless Case Maker Caddisflies 65
Caecidotea Isopoda Asellidae Aquatic Sowbugs 69
Cambaridae Decapoda Cambaridae Crayfishes 1
Ceratopsyche slossonae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 68
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 16
Chrysops Diptera Tabanidae Horse Flies, Deer Flies 1
Coptotomus loticus Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 2
Corixidae Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 6
Dixa Diptera Dixidae Dixid Midges 2
Empididae Diptera Empididae Dance Flies 1
Gammarus Amphipoda Gammaridae Scuds and sideswimmers 12
Gerridae Hemiptera Gerridae Water Striders 3
Girardia Tricladida Dugesiidae Flatworms 5
Glossosoma Trichoptera Glossosomatidae Saddlecase Maker Caddisflies 23
Haliplus borealis Coleoptera Haliplidae Crawling Water Beetles 9
Helichus striatus Coleoptera Dryopidae Long-Toed Water Beetles 1
Hesperophylax designatus Trichoptera Limnephilidae Northern Case Maker Caddisflies 27
Ilybiosoma seriatum Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 10
Laccophilus maculosus Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 1
Lymnaeidae Basommatophora Lymnaeidae Lymnaeid Snails 1
Neophylax Trichoptera Thremmatidae Little Northeastern Casemakers 15
Neoporus dimidiatus Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 2
Notonecta Hemiptera Notonectidae Backswimmers 6
Optioservus fastiditus Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 8
Paracymus subcupreus Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 1
Peltodytes edentulus Coleoptera Haliplidae Crawling Water Beetles 3
Physa Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 25
Ranatra fusca Hemiptera Nepidae Water Scorpions 1
Sigara Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 8
Simulium Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 14
Sphaeriidae Veneroida Sphaeriidae Fingernail clams 2
Trombidiformes Trombidiformes Water Mites 5
Tropisternus affinis Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 1
Tropisternus natator Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 2
Veliidae Hemiptera Veliidae Broad-Shouldered Water Striders 1

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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