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

Nishnabotna River Hamburg

Invert Sampling Session #5356

Session Data

Sample Date
10/2/2012
Sampling Gear
Floating Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
61574
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
10/18/2013 11:22:07 AM
Last Update
6/25/2014 12:02:41 PM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

Replicate Number
2
Dominant Form Periphyton
None Present
(LT- Light, MD- Moderate, MH- Moderate/Heavy, HV- Heavy)
Periphyton Growth
None Present
Sedimentation/Embededness
MH
Colonization
MH
Comments

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 6
  • Total individuals collected 91
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 64
Hydropsyche simulans Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 15
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 8
Maccaffertium mexicanum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Oligochaeta Aquatic Worms 2
Potamyia flava Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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