Unnamed Tributary to Little Sioux River Bertram Reservation - Peterson (HW86)
Invert Sampling Session #6096
Session Data
Sample Date
8/13/2013
Sampling Gear
Qualitative
Lab ID Number
117144
Sample Quality
Poor
Created Date
2/17/2014 11:51:40 AM
Last Update
10/17/2014 3:07:50 PM
Qualitative Benthic Habitat Inventory
| Abundance/ Rank |
Substrate | Presence Pool/Glide |
Presence Riffle/Run |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fine Sediments | ||
| 2 | Coarse Rock | ||
| 3 | Clay/Hardpan | ||
| 4 | Woody Debris | ||
| 5 | Roots/Undercut Banks | ||
| Streambank Vegetation | |||
| Leaf/Detritus Packs | |||
| Bedrock/Large Boulders | |||
| Filamentous Algae |
Series using this session:
Comments
Macroinvertebrate densities were extremely low throughout the reach, including the cobble riffle.
Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates
- Total taxa collected 19
- Total individuals collected 88
| Scientific Name | Order | Family | Common Name | # Collected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aeshna | Odonata | Aeshnidae | Darner Dragonflies | 1 | |
| Archilestes | Odonata | Lestidae | Spreadwinged Damselflies | 1 | |
| Cheumatopsyche | Trichoptera | Hydropsychidae | Common Netspinner Caddisflies | 12 | |
| Chironomidae | Diptera | Chironomidae | Non-Biting Midges, Midges | 12 | |
| Corixidae | Hemiptera | Corixidae | Water Boatmen | 5 | |
| Cymbiodyta toddi | Coleoptera | Hydrophilidae | Giant Water Scavenger Beetles | 1 | |
| Dubiraphia quadrinotata | Coleoptera | Elmidae | Riffle Beetles | 1 | |
| Erpobdella punctata | Arhynchobdellida | Erpobdellidae | Leeches | 2 | |
| Faxonius | Decapoda | Cambaridae | Crayfishes | 1 | |
| Fossaria | Basommatophora | Lymnaeidae | Lymnaeid Snails | 6 | |
| Helichus striatus | Coleoptera | Dryopidae | Long-Toed Water Beetles | 5 | |
| Heptagenia elegantula | Ephemeroptera | Heptageniidae | Flatheaded Mayflies | 9 | |
| Hydropsyche betteni | Trichoptera | Hydropsychidae | Common Netspinner Caddisflies | 3 | |
| Ilybiosoma seriatum | Coleoptera | Dytiscidae | Predaceous Diving Beetles | 2 | |
| Leptoceridae | Trichoptera | Leptoceridae | Longhorned Case Maker Caddisflies | 1 | |
| Physa | Basommatophora | Physidae | Physid Snails | 21 | |
| Tabanus/Whitneyomia/Atylotus | Diptera | Tabanidae | Horse Flies, Deer Flies | 1 | |
| Trichocorixa | Hemiptera | Corixidae | Water Boatmen | 2 | |
| Trichoptera | Trichoptera | Caddisflies | 2 |
= Excluded from taxa count metrics