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

West Fork Little Sioux River Hornick

Invert Sampling Session #5353

Session Data

Sample Date
9/5/2012
Sampling Gear
Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
55752
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
10/18/2013 10:45:08 AM
Last Update
6/25/2014 1:39:47 PM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

Replicate Number
3
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 113
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Baetis intercalaris Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 9
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 92
Girardia Tricladida Dugesiidae Flatworms 1
Gomphus Odonata Gomphidae Clubtail Dragonflies 1
Hydropsyche simulans Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 4
Hydroptila Trichoptera Hydroptilidae Micro Caddisflies 1
Oligochaeta Aquatic Worms 2
Simulium Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 1

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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