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

Big Muddy Creek Spencer

Invert Sampling Session #6079

Session Data

Sample Date
8/27/2013
Sampling Gear
Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
120528
Sample Quality
Poor
Created Date
2/14/2014 6:31:34 AM
Last Update
4/28/2014 1:03:07 PM

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
MD
Colonization
LT
Comments

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 13
  • Total individuals collected 103
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 11
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 60
Girardia Tricladida Dugesiidae Flatworms 2
Heptageniidae Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 3
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 2
Hydroptilidae Trichoptera Hydroptilidae Micro Caddisflies 1
Isonychia Ephemeroptera Isonychiidae Brushlegged Mayflies 2
Maccaffertium exiguum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 2
Maccaffertium terminatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 3
Physa Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 1
Stenacron interpunctatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 3
Stenelmis crenata Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 3
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 10

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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