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

Raccoon River Upstream of Des Moines

Invert Sampling Session #5204

Session Data

Sample Date
8/8/2012
Sampling Gear
Hess
Lab ID Number
49711
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
10/16/2013 9:11:00 AM
Last Update
6/30/2014 8:54:27 AM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

Replicate Number
1
Dominant Form Periphyton
Nonfilamentous Algae
(LT- Light, MD- Moderate, MH- Moderate/Heavy, HV- Heavy)
Periphyton Growth
MD
Sedimentation/Embededness
MD
Colonization
MD
Comments

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Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 16
  • Total individuals collected 101
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Baetidae Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Caenis Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 8
Camelobaetidius Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 2
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 5
Corydalus Megaloptera Corydalidae Dobsonflies, Fishflies, Hellgrammites 2
Fallceon quilleri Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 2
Hydropsyche bidens Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 6
Hydropsyche phalerata Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 4
Hydropsyche simulans Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 3
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 25
Labiobaetis longipalpus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Mayatrichia Trichoptera Hydroptilidae Micro Caddisflies 2
Potamyia flava Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 29
Stenelmis Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 9
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 1

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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