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

Wapsipinicon River Otterville

Invert Sampling Session #5532

Session Data

Sample Date
8/6/2012
Sampling Gear
Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
49121
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
10/28/2013 1:35:48 PM
Last Update
11/4/2013 2:06:16 PM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

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

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 16
  • Total individuals collected 98
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Caenis Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 1
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 24
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 7
Hemerodromia Diptera Empididae Dance Flies 1
Heptagenia flavescens Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 3
Hydropsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Hydropsyche bidens Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 40
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Isonychia Ephemeroptera Isonychiidae Brushlegged Mayflies 4
Labiobaetis dardanus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 2
Labiobaetis propinquus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Maccaffertium exiguum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 3
Maccaffertium terminatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 5
Potamyia flava Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 2
Stenelmis grossa Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 1
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 2

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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