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

Unnamed Tributary to Little Volga Maynard

Invert Sampling Session #5600

Session Data

Sample Date
9/20/2012
Sampling Gear
Qualitative
Lab ID Number
59091
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
10/29/2013 1:21:53 PM
Last Update
11/13/2013 9:34:57 AM

Qualitative Benthic Habitat Inventory

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

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Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 30
  • Total individuals collected 100
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Anopheles Diptera Culicidae Mosquitoes 2
Baetisca laurentina Ephemeroptera Baetiscidae Armored Mayflies 3
Boyeria vinosa Odonata Aeshnidae Darner Dragonflies 3
Caenis latipennis Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 8
Calopteryx Odonata Calopterygidae Broadwinged Damselflies 5
Cambaridae Decapoda Cambaridae Crayfishes 1
Centroptilum Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 2
Ceratopsyche bronta Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 2
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 20
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 9
Coenagrion/Enallagma Odonata Coenagrionidae Narrowwinged Damselflies 4
Ferrissia Basommatophora Ancylidae Ancylid Snails 1
Girardia Tricladida Dugesiidae Flatworms 2
Gyraulus Basommatophora Planorbidae Planorbid Snails 1
Helichus striatus Coleoptera Dryopidae Long-Toed Water Beetles 1
Helicopsyche borealis Trichoptera Helicopsychidae Snailcase Maker Caddisflies 9
Hetaerina Odonata Calopterygidae Broadwinged Damselflies 1
Hydropsyche betteni Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 7
Labiobaetis propinquus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Leptophlebiidae Ephemeroptera Leptophlebiidae Pronggilled Mayflies 2
Libellula Odonata Libellulidae Skimmer Dragonflies 2
Maccaffertium mediopunctatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Notonecta Hemiptera Notonectidae Backswimmers 2
Optioservus fastiditus Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 2
Peltodytes edentulus Coleoptera Haliplidae Crawling Water Beetles 1
Physa Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 2
Placobdella papillifera Rhynchobdellida Glossiphoniidae Leeches 1
Ranatra fusca Hemiptera Nepidae Water Scorpions 1
Rhagovelia oriander Hemiptera Veliidae Broad-Shouldered Water Striders 1
Stenacron interpunctatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 3

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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