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 #5859

Session Data

Sample Date
9/10/2013
Sampling Gear
Hess
Lab ID Number
125059
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
12/30/2013 12:43:59 PM
Last Update
9/19/2014 2:57:35 PM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

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

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Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 9
  • Total individuals collected 102
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Baetis intercalaris Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 4
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 28
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 26
Hydropsyche bidens Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 11
Hydropsyche simulans Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 4
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 15
Maccaffertium Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 2
Oligochaeta Aquatic Worms 2
Potamyia flava Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 10

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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