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

Little Sioux River Turin

Invert Sampling Session #5881

Session Data

Sample Date
7/31/2013
Sampling Gear
Floating Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
113593
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
1/6/2014 12:31:21 PM
Last Update
6/14/2021 8:06:01 AM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

Replicate Number
1
Dominant Form Periphyton
Nonfilamentous Algae
(LT- Light, MD- Moderate, MH- Moderate/Heavy, HV- Heavy)
Periphyton Growth
LT
Sedimentation/Embededness
LT
Colonization
MH
Comments

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Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 14
  • Total individuals collected 106
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Amercaenis ridens Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 18
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 19
Hydropsyche bidens Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 3
Hydropsyche orris Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Hydropsyche simulans Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 12
Isonychia Ephemeroptera Isonychiidae Brushlegged Mayflies 32
Maccaffertium Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 2
Maccaffertium mexicanum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 2
Macronychus glabratus Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 1
Oligochaeta Aquatic Worms 1
Potamyia flava Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 9
Stenelmis crenata Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 2
Trichoptera Trichoptera Caddisflies 1
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 3

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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