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

West Nishnabotna River Malvern

Invert Sampling Session #5359

Session Data

Sample Date
9/4/2012
Sampling Gear
Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
55760
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
10/18/2013 11:35:16 AM
Last Update
6/25/2014 2:24:30 PM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

Replicate Number
1
Dominant Form Periphyton
Nonfilamentous Algae
(LT- Light, MD- Moderate, MH- Moderate/Heavy, HV- Heavy)
Periphyton Growth
LT
Sedimentation/Embededness
LT
Colonization
MH
Comments

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 9
  • Total individuals collected 116
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Baetidae Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 61
Fallceon quilleri Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 12
Heptageniidae Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Hydropsyche simulans Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 23
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 11
Macronychus glabratus Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 1
Potamyia flava Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 5

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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