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

Iowa River Wapello

Invert Sampling Session #6370

Session Data

Sample Date
10/8/2013
Sampling Gear
Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
129383
Sample Quality
Fair
Created Date
4/15/2014 1:29:34 PM
Last Update
11/24/2014 10:54:20 AM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

Replicate Number
3
Dominant Form Periphyton
Nonfilamentous Algae
(LT- Light, MD- Moderate, MH- Moderate/Heavy, HV- Heavy)
Periphyton Growth
MD
Sedimentation/Embededness
MH
Colonization
HV
Comments

Substrate in area of low current velocity.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 4
  • Total individuals collected 101
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 79
Hydropsyche bidens Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 4
Hydropsyche orris Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 7
Potamyia flava Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 11

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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