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

Little Paint Creek Harpers Ferry (LiPa1)

Invert Sampling Session #5924

Session Data

Sample Date
9/6/2013
Sampling Gear
Qualitative
Lab ID Number
122612
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
1/15/2014 7:49:20 AM
Last Update
4/25/2014 1:34:34 PM

Qualitative Benthic Habitat Inventory

Abundance/
Rank
Substrate Presence
Pool/Glide
Presence
Riffle/Run
1 Coarse Rock
2 Bedrock/Large Boulders
3 Clay/Hardpan
4 Filamentous Algae
5 Streambank Vegetation
Woody Debris
Fine Sediments
Leaf/Detritus Packs
Roots/Undercut Banks
Vascular Aquatic Vegetation
Comments

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Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 40
  • Total individuals collected 256
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Agabinae Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 12
Anopheles Diptera Culicidae Mosquitoes 5
Baetis brunneicolor Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 18
Baetis flavistriga Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Baetis tricaudatus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 50
Belostoma flumineum Hemiptera Belostomatidae Giant Water Bugs 5
Brachycentrus occidentalis Trichoptera Brachycentridae Humpless Case Maker Caddisflies 7
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 32
Eiseniella Haplotaxida Lumbricidae Aquatic Worms 1
Fossaria Basommatophora Lymnaeidae Lymnaeid Snails 1
Frenesia missa Trichoptera Limnephilidae Northern Case Maker Caddisflies 3
Gammarus Amphipoda Gammaridae Scuds and sideswimmers 18
Gerridae Hemiptera Gerridae Water Striders 4
Glossosoma Trichoptera Glossosomatidae Saddlecase Maker Caddisflies 3
Gyraulus Basommatophora Planorbidae Planorbid Snails 2
Helichus striatus Coleoptera Dryopidae Long-Toed Water Beetles 1
Hesperophylax designatus Trichoptera Limnephilidae Northern Case Maker Caddisflies 10
Heterosternuta wickhami Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 1
Hydrobius Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 3
Hydroptila Trichoptera Hydroptilidae Micro Caddisflies 1
Ilybiosoma seriatum Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 1
Laccophilus maculosus Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 1
Limnephilus Trichoptera Limnephilidae Northern Case Maker Caddisflies 14
Micrasema gelidum Trichoptera Brachycentridae Humpless Case Maker Caddisflies 1
Naididae Haplotaxida Naididae Aquatic Worms 2
Neoporus Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 1
Neoporus dimidiatus Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 17
Paraleptophlebia Ephemeroptera Leptophlebiidae Pronggilled Mayflies 3
Physa Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 6
Platambus semivittatus Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 1
Ranatra fusca Hemiptera Nepidae Water Scorpions 3
Sialis Megaloptera Sialidae Alderflies 2
Sigara Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 3
Simulium tuberosum Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 2
Simulium vittatum Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 14
Sphaeriidae Veneroida Sphaeriidae Fingernail clams 1
Trichocorixa Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 1
Trombidiformes Trombidiformes Water Mites 3
Tropisternus Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 1

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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