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

Iowa River Wapello

Invert Sampling Session #6368

Session Data

Sample Date
10/8/2013
Sampling Gear
Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
129381
Sample Quality
Fair
Created Date
4/15/2014 1:29:34 PM
Last Update
11/24/2014 10:53:25 AM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

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

Substrates in low current velocity area.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 6
  • Total individuals collected 120
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 110
Hydropsyche bidens Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 3
Hydropsyche orris Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 2
Maccaffertium mexicanum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Oligochaeta Aquatic Worms 1
Potamyia flava Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 3

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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