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

West Fork Des Moines River Humboldt

Invert Sampling Session #5342

Session Data

Sample Date
8/2/2012
Sampling Gear
Floating Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
48096
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
10/18/2013 10:06:50 AM
Last Update
6/30/2014 10:51:12 AM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

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

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 12
  • Total individuals collected 110
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Caenidae Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 1
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 3
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 54
Hemerodromia Diptera Empididae Dance Flies 1
Hydropsyche bidens Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 4
Hydropsyche phalerata Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 2
Hydropsyche simulans Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 2
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 15
Maccaffertium terminatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 5
Oligochaeta Aquatic Worms 1
Potamyia flava Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 21
Trichoptera Trichoptera Caddisflies 1

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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