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

Upper Iowa River Dorchester

Invert Sampling Session #6185

Session Data

Sample Date
9/11/2013
Sampling Gear
Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
123824
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
3/28/2014 10:27:33 AM
Last Update
4/29/2014 10:41:59 AM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

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

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Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 16
  • Total individuals collected 107
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Baetis intercalaris Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 3
Ceratopsyche morosa Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 2
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 36
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 26
Girardia Tricladida Dugesiidae Flatworms 2
Heptagenia flavescens Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 2
Hydropsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 3
Hydropsyche phalerata Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 7
Hydropsyche placoda Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Isonychia Ephemeroptera Isonychiidae Brushlegged Mayflies 5
Maccaffertium mediopunctatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Maccaffertium terminatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 3
Plauditus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 5
Polycentropodidae Trichoptera Polycentropodidae Trumpetnet and Tubemaking Caddisflies 1
Simulium Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 8
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 2

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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