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

Little Sioux River Smithland

Invert Sampling Session #5872

Session Data

Sample Date
7/30/2013
Sampling Gear
Qualitative
Lab ID Number
113606
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
1/2/2014 8:26:47 AM
Last Update
6/14/2021 8:06:01 AM

Qualitative Benthic Habitat Inventory

Abundance/
Rank
Substrate Presence
Pool/Glide
Presence
Riffle/Run
1 Fine Sediments
2 Concrete Riprap
3 Woody Debris
4 Roots/Undercut Banks
Comments

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 38
  • Total individuals collected 153
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Acentrella parvula Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Acroneuria Plecoptera Perlidae Common Stoneflies 2
Amercaenis ridens Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 1
Baetidae Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Caenis Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 1
Caenis hilaris Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 2
Ceraclea Trichoptera Leptoceridae Longhorned Case Maker Caddisflies 1
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 26
Ephydridae Diptera Ephydridae Shore Flies, Brine Flies 1
Erpobdella microstoma Arhynchobdellida Erpobdellidae Leeches 1
Gomphus Odonata Gomphidae Clubtail Dragonflies 1
Heptagenia elegantula Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 7
Heptagenia flavescens Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Heptageniidae Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 2
Hyalella Amphipoda Talitridae Scuds and sideswimmers 1
Hydropsyche bidens Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 2
Hydropsyche simulans Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 17
Isonychia Ephemeroptera Isonychiidae Brushlegged Mayflies 11
Labiobaetis propinquus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Laccobius Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 1
Leucrocuta Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 3
Maccaffertium Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Maccaffertium exiguum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 7
Maccaffertium mexicanum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 8
Maccaffertium terminatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 2
Macronychus glabratus Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 8
Nectopsyche candida Trichoptera Leptoceridae Longhorned Case Maker Caddisflies 1
Oligochaeta Aquatic Worms 5
Peltodytes edentulus Coleoptera Haliplidae Crawling Water Beetles 2
Pentagenia Ephemeroptera Ephemeridae Common Burrower Mayflies 6
Potamyia flava Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 5
Simulium Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 1
Stenelmis crenata Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 3
Stylurus Odonata Gomphidae Clubtail Dragonflies 3
Trichocorixa Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 2
Trichoptera Trichoptera Caddisflies 3
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 11

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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