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 #5529

Session Data

Sample Date
7/24/2012
Sampling Gear
Qualitative
Lab ID Number
46171
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
10/28/2013 1:15:10 PM
Last Update
11/13/2013 8:47:43 AM

Qualitative Benthic Habitat Inventory

Abundance/
Rank
Substrate Presence
Pool/Glide
Presence
Riffle/Run
1 Coarse Rock
2 Streambank Vegetation
3 Bedrock/Large Boulders
4 Vascular Aquatic Vegetation
5 Fine Sediments
Woody Debris
Leaf/Detritus Packs
Roots/Undercut Banks
Filamentous Algae
Comments

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 37
  • Total individuals collected 202
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Aeshna Odonata Aeshnidae Darner Dragonflies 1
Aeshna umbrosa Odonata Aeshnidae Darner Dragonflies 2
Baetis brunneicolor Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 10
Baetis tricaudatus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 33
Brachycentrus occidentalis Trichoptera Brachycentridae Humpless Case Maker Caddisflies 14
Ceratopsyche slossonae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 17
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 3
Chrysops Diptera Tabanidae Horse Flies, Deer Flies 2
Corixidae Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 3
Dixa Diptera Dixidae Dixid Midges 3
Gammarus Amphipoda Gammaridae Scuds and sideswimmers 12
Gerridae Hemiptera Gerridae Water Striders 4
Girardia Tricladida Dugesiidae Flatworms 12
Glossosoma Trichoptera Glossosomatidae Saddlecase Maker Caddisflies 2
Helichus striatus Coleoptera Dryopidae Long-Toed Water Beetles 12
Hydrobius Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 1
Hydrobius melaenus Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 1
Hydropsyche betteni Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Ilybiosoma seriatum Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 1
Limonia Diptera Tipulidae Crane Flies 2
Maccaffertium vicarium Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Neophylax Trichoptera Thremmatidae Little Northeastern Casemakers 2
Neoporus dimidiatus Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 4
Oecetis sordida Trichoptera Leptoceridae Longhorned Case Maker Caddisflies 5
Optioservus fastiditus Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 8
Physa Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 7
Pycnopsyche Trichoptera Limnephilidae Northern Case Maker Caddisflies 2
Sialis Megaloptera Sialidae Alderflies 10
Sigara Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 3
Simulium Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 2
Simulium tuberosum Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 12
Simulium vittatum Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 2
Sphaeriidae Veneroida Sphaeriidae Fingernail clams 2
Trombidiformes Trombidiformes Water Mites 2
Tropisternus Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 2
Tropisternus lateralis Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 1

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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