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

Upper Iowa River Dorchester

Invert Sampling Session #6181

Session Data

Sample Date
9/11/2013
Sampling Gear
Hess
Lab ID Number
123828
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
3/27/2014 2:52:11 PM
Last Update
4/29/2014 8:29:48 AM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

Replicate Number
1
Dominant Form Periphyton
Filamentous Algae
(LT- Light, MD- Moderate, MH- Moderate/Heavy, HV- Heavy)
Periphyton Growth
MH
Sedimentation/Embededness
LT
Colonization
MD
Comments

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 17
  • Total individuals collected 101
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Baetis intercalaris Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Ceratopsyche morosa Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 6
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 14
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 26
Girardia Tricladida Dugesiidae Flatworms 1
Heptageniidae Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Hydropsyche aerata Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Hydropsyche phalerata Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 12
Hydropsyche placoda Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 6
Leucrocuta Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 3
Maccaffertium exiguum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 2
Maccaffertium terminatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 3
Optioservus fastiditus Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 3
Plauditus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 11
Simulium Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 6
Stenelmis Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 2
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 3

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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