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 #6342

Session Data

Sample Date
7/31/2013
Sampling Gear
Qualitative
Lab ID Number
113745
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
4/14/2014 8:06:49 AM
Last Update
4/28/2014 8:23:34 AM

Qualitative Benthic Habitat Inventory

Abundance/
Rank
Substrate Presence
Pool/Glide
Presence
Riffle/Run
1 Coarse Rock
2 Fine Sediments
3 Streambank Vegetation
4 Bedrock/Large Boulders
5 Woody Debris
Leaf/Detritus Packs
Roots/Undercut Banks
Vascular Aquatic Vegetation
Filamentous Algae
Comments

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 31
  • Total individuals collected 171
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Aeshna umbrosa Odonata Aeshnidae Darner Dragonflies 1
Agabinae Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 10
Anacaena lutescens Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 2
Baetis brunneicolor Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 19
Baetis flavistriga Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 7
Baetis tricaudatus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 30
Brachycentrus occidentalis Trichoptera Brachycentridae Humpless Case Maker Caddisflies 1
Calopteryx Odonata Calopterygidae Broadwinged Damselflies 1
Ceratopsyche slossonae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 23
Chrysops Diptera Tabanidae Horse Flies, Deer Flies 1
Corixidae Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 1
Ephydridae Diptera Ephydridae Shore Flies, Brine Flies 1
Gammarus Amphipoda Gammaridae Scuds and sideswimmers 9
Gerris Hemiptera Gerridae Water Striders 1
Girardia Tricladida Dugesiidae Flatworms 4
Helichus striatus Coleoptera Dryopidae Long-Toed Water Beetles 2
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Laccophilus maculosus Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 1
Liodessus affinis Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 1
Mesovelia mulsanti Hemiptera Mesoveliidae Water Treaders 2
Neophylax Trichoptera Thremmatidae Little Northeastern Casemakers 7
Oligochaeta Aquatic Worms 4
Optioservus fastiditus Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 11
Physa Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 5
Pycnopsyche Trichoptera Limnephilidae Northern Case Maker Caddisflies 1
Sialis Megaloptera Sialidae Alderflies 3
Simulium Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 14
Trombidiformes Trombidiformes Water Mites 5
Tropisternus lateralis Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 1

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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