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

Little Sioux River Turin

Invert Sampling Session #5883

Session Data

Sample Date
7/31/2013
Sampling Gear
Floating Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
113595
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
3
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 13
  • Total individuals collected 100
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Amercaenis ridens Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 13
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 6
Heptagenia Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Hydropsyche bidens Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 11
Hydropsyche orris Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Hydropsyche simulans Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 25
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Isonychia Ephemeroptera Isonychiidae Brushlegged Mayflies 30
Maccaffertium Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Maccaffertium mexicanum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 3
Oligochaeta Aquatic Worms 1
Potamyia flava Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 6
Simulium Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 1

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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