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

Little Sioux River Smithland

Invert Sampling Session #5870

Session Data

Sample Date
7/30/2013
Sampling Gear
Floating Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
113604
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
2
Dominant Form Periphyton
None Present
(LT- Light, MD- Moderate, MH- Moderate/Heavy, HV- Heavy)
Periphyton Growth
None Present
Sedimentation/Embededness
MH
Colonization
MH
Comments

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 13
  • Total individuals collected 103
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Amercaenis ridens Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 9
Caenis hilaris Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 1
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 19
Fallceon quilleri Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Hydropsyche bidens Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 2
Hydropsyche phalerata Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Hydropsyche simulans Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 21
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 3
Isonychia Ephemeroptera Isonychiidae Brushlegged Mayflies 39
Maccaffertium Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Maccaffertium mexicanum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Potamyia flava Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 3
Stenelmis crenata Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 2

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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