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

Middle River Indianola

Invert Sampling Session #5337

Session Data

Sample Date
7/23/2012
Sampling Gear
Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
45339
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
10/18/2013 9:44:14 AM
Last Update
6/30/2014 1:27:56 PM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

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

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Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 11
  • Total individuals collected 125
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Baetidae Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 9
Caenidae Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 9
Caenis hilaris Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 7
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 82
Hydropsyche simulans Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 9
Labiobaetis propinquus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Maccaffertium Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 2
Paracloeodes minutus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Trichoptera Trichoptera Caddisflies 1
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 3

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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