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 #5522

Session Data

Sample Date
8/7/2012
Sampling Gear
Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
49139
Sample Quality
Fair
Created Date
10/28/2013 12:49:09 PM
Last Update
11/4/2013 2:19:37 PM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

Replicate Number
2
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 13
  • Total individuals collected 100
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Brachycentrus numerosus Trichoptera Brachycentridae Humpless Case Maker Caddisflies 1
Caenis hilaris Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 9
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 3
Fallceon quilleri Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 28
Girardia Tricladida Dugesiidae Flatworms 7
Hydroptilidae Trichoptera Hydroptilidae Micro Caddisflies 1
Leucrocuta Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Maccaffertium exiguum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 3
Maccaffertium mediopunctatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Maccaffertium terminatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 28
Paracloeodes minutus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Stenacron interpunctatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 10
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 7

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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