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

Wapsipinicon River Otterville

Invert Sampling Session #5533

Session Data

Sample Date
8/6/2012
Sampling Gear
Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
49120
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
10/28/2013 1:35:48 PM
Last Update
11/4/2013 2:08:02 PM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

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

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Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 15
  • Total individuals collected 101
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Baetis intercalaris Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 5
Caenis hilaris Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 5
Centroptilum Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 21
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 16
Hydropsyche bidens Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 35
Hydropsyche simulans Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 3
Isonychia Ephemeroptera Isonychiidae Brushlegged Mayflies 1
Labiobaetis dardanus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Labiobaetis propinquus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 2
Maccaffertium exiguum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Maccaffertium terminatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 5
Paracloeodes minutus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 2
Potamyia flava Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 2

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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