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 #5528

Session Data

Sample Date
7/24/2012
Sampling Gear
Hess
Lab ID Number
46170
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
10/28/2013 1:15:10 PM
Last Update
11/13/2013 8:41:20 AM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

Replicate Number
3
Dominant Form Periphyton
Filamentous Algae
(LT- Light, MD- Moderate, MH- Moderate/Heavy, HV- Heavy)
Periphyton Growth
MD
Sedimentation/Embededness
LT
Colonization
MD
Comments

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Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 11
  • Total individuals collected 109
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Baetis tricaudatus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 65
Ceratopsyche alhedra Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 2
Dicranota Diptera Tipulidae Crane Flies 2
Gammarus Amphipoda Gammaridae Scuds and sideswimmers 21
Hydropsyche betteni Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Hydroptilidae Trichoptera Hydroptilidae Micro Caddisflies 1
Physa Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 1
Simulium tuberosum Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 11
Simulium vittatum Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 1
Trombidiformes Trombidiformes Water Mites 3

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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