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

East Fork Des Moines River St Joseph

Invert Sampling Session #5857

Session Data

Sample Date
9/10/2013
Sampling Gear
Qualitative
Lab ID Number
123300
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
12/30/2013 12:30:47 PM
Last Update
10/20/2014 9:05:04 AM

Qualitative Benthic Habitat Inventory

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

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 33
  • Total individuals collected 207
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Acroneuria Plecoptera Perlidae Common Stoneflies 3
Anthopotamus myops Ephemeroptera Potamanthidae Hacklegilled Burrower Mayflies 7
Argia Odonata Coenagrionidae Narrowwinged Damselflies 19
Belostoma Hemiptera Belostomatidae Giant Water Bugs 1
Caenis hilaris Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 3
Ceratopsyche morosa Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 28
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 13
Corixidae Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 1
Corydalus Megaloptera Corydalidae Dobsonflies, Fishflies, Hellgrammites 2
Dineutus assimilis Coleoptera Gyrinidae Whirligig Beetles 2
Girardia Tricladida Dugesiidae Flatworms 5
Gomphus Odonata Gomphidae Clubtail Dragonflies 4
Hexagenia limbata Ephemeroptera Ephemeridae Common Burrower Mayflies 19
Hydropsyche simulans Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 14
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 3
Isonychia Ephemeroptera Isonychiidae Brushlegged Mayflies 7
Laccophilus proximus Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 1
Limnophora Diptera Muscidae Face Flies, Horn Flies, House Flies 1
Maccaffertium Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 12
Maccaffertium exiguum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 11
Maccaffertium terminatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Macronychus glabratus Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 5
Placobdella parasitica Rhynchobdellida Glossiphoniidae Leeches 1
Potamyia flava Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 5
Pteronarcys Plecoptera Pteronarcyidae Giant Stoneflies 2
Stenacron interpunctatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 25
Stenelmis Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 1
Stenelmis crenata Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 3
Stylurus Odonata Gomphidae Clubtail Dragonflies 1
Trichocorixa Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 2
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 3
Tropisternus lateralis Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 1

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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