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

Winnebago River Mason City - US1

Invert Sampling Session #5521

Session Data

Sample Date
8/7/2012
Sampling Gear
Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
49140
Sample Quality
Fair
Created Date
10/28/2013 12:49:09 PM
Last Update
11/4/2013 2:17:24 PM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

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

lower velocity due to filamentous mats.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 19
  • Total individuals collected 97
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Acentrella parvula Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 2
Caenis hilaris Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 1
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 4
Corydalus Megaloptera Corydalidae Dobsonflies, Fishflies, Hellgrammites 1
Fallceon quilleri Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 5
Girardia Tricladida Dugesiidae Flatworms 4
Hydroptila Trichoptera Hydroptilidae Micro Caddisflies 1
Isonychia Ephemeroptera Isonychiidae Brushlegged Mayflies 6
Leucrocuta Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 6
Maccaffertium exiguum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 4
Maccaffertium mexicanum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Maccaffertium terminatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 29
Optioservus fastiditus Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 1
Polycentropus Trichoptera Polycentropodidae Trumpetnet and Tubemaking Caddisflies 5
Stenacron interpunctatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 15
Stenelmis Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 3
Stenelmis decorata Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 1
Stenelmis grossa Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 3
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 5

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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