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

Unnamed Tributary to Little Turkey River St. Lucas (45)

Invert Sampling Session #6340

Session Data

Sample Date
7/31/2013
Sampling Gear
Hess
Lab ID Number
113743
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
4/14/2014 8:06:49 AM
Last Update
4/28/2014 8:05:25 AM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

Replicate Number
2
Dominant Form Periphyton
Nonfilamentous Algae
(LT- Light, MD- Moderate, MH- Moderate/Heavy, HV- Heavy)
Periphyton Growth
MD
Sedimentation/Embededness
MD
Colonization
MD
Comments

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Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 12
  • Total individuals collected 100
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Agabinae Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 1
Baetis tricaudatus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 24
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 6
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 14
Gammarus Amphipoda Gammaridae Scuds and sideswimmers 9
Girardia Tricladida Dugesiidae Flatworms 3
Hydroptila Trichoptera Hydroptilidae Micro Caddisflies 1
Leptoceridae Trichoptera Leptoceridae Longhorned Case Maker Caddisflies 1
Oligochaeta Aquatic Worms 7
Optioservus fastiditus Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 5
Simulium Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 27
Trombidiformes Trombidiformes Water Mites 2

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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