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

West Fork Little Sioux River Hornick

Invert Sampling Session #5352

Session Data

Sample Date
9/5/2012
Sampling Gear
Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
55751
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
10/18/2013 10:45:08 AM
Last Update
6/25/2014 1:38:59 PM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

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

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Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 10
  • Total individuals collected 105
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Baetidae Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 4
Baetis intercalaris Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 2
Ceratopsyche bronta Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 2
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 19
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 52
Fallceon quilleri Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 2
Hydropsyche simulans Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 2
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 16
Simulium Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 4
Trichoptera Trichoptera Caddisflies 2

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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