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

Unnamed Tributary to Little Turkey River St. Lucas (45)

Invert Sampling Session #5527

Session Data

Sample Date
7/24/2012
Sampling Gear
Hess
Lab ID Number
46169
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
10/28/2013 1:15:10 PM
Last Update
11/13/2013 8:39:25 AM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

Replicate Number
2
Dominant Form Periphyton
Filamentous Algae
(LT- Light, MD- Moderate, MH- Moderate/Heavy, HV- Heavy)
Periphyton Growth
MD
Sedimentation/Embededness
LT
Colonization
MD
Comments

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 11
  • Total individuals collected 107
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Baetis tricaudatus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 69
Chelifera/Metachela Diptera Empididae Dance Flies 1
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 2
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 1
Dicranota Diptera Tipulidae Crane Flies 1
Gammarus Amphipoda Gammaridae Scuds and sideswimmers 22
Hydropsyche betteni Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 2
Nematoda Nematodes 1
Optioservus fastiditus Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 1
Simulium tuberosum Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 3
Trombidiformes Trombidiformes Water Mites 4

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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