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

Skunk River Augusta

Invert Sampling Session #5588

Session Data

Sample Date
10/8/2012
Sampling Gear
Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
62470
Sample Quality
Fair
Created Date
10/29/2013 12:40:52 PM
Last Update
11/4/2013 12:27:05 PM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

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

lower than ideal velocity.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 7
  • Total individuals collected 103
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Caenis hilaris Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 1
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 91
Hydropsyche bidens Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 6
Hydropsyche simulans Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 2
Maccaffertium terminatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Nectopsyche candida Trichoptera Leptoceridae Longhorned Case Maker Caddisflies 1
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 1

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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