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

West Fork Little Sioux River Hornick

Invert Sampling Session #6621

Session Data

Sample Date
8/18/2014
Sampling Gear
Floating Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
185196
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
10/13/2014 7:29:20 AM
Last Update
10/13/2014 8:01:16 AM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

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

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Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 14
  • Total individuals collected 121
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Baetidae Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 16
Baetis intercalaris Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 3
Ceratopsyche bronta Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 3
Ceratopsyche morosa Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 2
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 26
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 9
Fallceon quilleri Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 31
Heptagenia elegantula Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 8
Heptageniidae Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Hydropsyche simulans Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 15
Maccaffertium mexicanum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 4
Maccaffertium terminatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 1

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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