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

Big Muddy Creek Spencer

Invert Sampling Session #6080

Session Data

Sample Date
8/27/2013
Sampling Gear
Qualitative
Lab ID Number
120529
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
2/14/2014 6:31:34 AM
Last Update
4/28/2014 1:05:12 PM

Qualitative Benthic Habitat Inventory

Abundance/
Rank
Substrate Presence
Pool/Glide
Presence
Riffle/Run
1 Fine Sediments
2 Streambank Vegetation
3 Concrete Riprap
4 Roots/Undercut Banks
5 Coarse Rock
Leaf/Detritus Packs
Comments

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Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 23
  • Total individuals collected 96
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Berosus sayi Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 1
Callibaetis Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 9
Coenagrion/Enallagma Odonata Coenagrionidae Narrowwinged Damselflies 7
Corixidae Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 4
Faxonius virilis Decapoda Cambaridae Crayfishes 1
Girardia Tricladida Dugesiidae Flatworms 4
Gomphus Odonata Gomphidae Clubtail Dragonflies 1
Heptagenia elegantula Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Heptageniidae Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Hexagenia limbata Ephemeroptera Ephemeridae Common Burrower Mayflies 7
Hyalella Amphipoda Talitridae Scuds and sideswimmers 6
Hydrophilidae Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 1
Libellula Odonata Libellulidae Skimmer Dragonflies 2
Nectopsyche diarina Trichoptera Leptoceridae Longhorned Case Maker Caddisflies 5
Neoplea Hemiptera Pleidae Pygmy Backswimmers 7
Palmacorixa Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 11
Physa Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 13
Placobdella ornata Rhynchobdellida Glossiphoniidae Leeches 1
Procloeon Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Sphaeriidae Veneroida Sphaeriidae Fingernail clams 1
Stenacron interpunctatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 9
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 2

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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