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

Little Sioux River Smithland

Invert Sampling Session #5869

Session Data

Sample Date
7/30/2013
Sampling Gear
Floating Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
113603
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
1/2/2014 8:26:47 AM
Last Update
6/14/2021 8:06:01 AM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

Replicate Number
1
Dominant Form Periphyton
None Present
(LT- Light, MD- Moderate, MH- Moderate/Heavy, HV- Heavy)
Periphyton Growth
None Present
Sedimentation/Embededness
HV
Colonization
MH
Comments

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 12
  • Total individuals collected 106
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Acroneuria Plecoptera Perlidae Common Stoneflies 1
Amercaenis ridens Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 7
Caenis hilaris Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 2
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 16
Hydropsyche simulans Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 7
Isonychia Ephemeroptera Isonychiidae Brushlegged Mayflies 52
Leucrocuta Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Maccaffertium exiguum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 4
Maccaffertium mexicanum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 11
Maccaffertium terminatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Nectopsyche candida Trichoptera Leptoceridae Longhorned Case Maker Caddisflies 1
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 3

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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