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

Iowa River near Marshalltown

Invert Sampling Session #5863

Session Data

Sample Date
9/4/2013
Sampling Gear
Floating Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
122055
Sample Quality
Poor
Created Date
1/2/2014 7:35:51 AM
Last Update
9/12/2014 11:40:45 AM

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
MD
Comments

High sedimentation

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 9
  • Total individuals collected 103
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 8
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 77
Cyrnellus fraternus Trichoptera Polycentropodidae Trumpetnet and Tubemaking Caddisflies 1
Diptera Diptera True flies 1
Hydropsyche bidens Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Hydropsyche simulans Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 8
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 4
Potamyia flava Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 2
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 1

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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