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

Middle River Indianola

Invert Sampling Session #6624

Session Data

Sample Date
7/30/2014
Sampling Gear
Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
180454
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
10/20/2014 12:40:43 PM
Last Update
6/14/2021 8:06:01 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
MH
Comments

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 17
  • Total individuals collected 108
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Amercaenis ridens Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 9
Caenidae Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 8
Caenis hilaris Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 4
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 4
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 23
Cyrnellus fraternus Trichoptera Polycentropodidae Trumpetnet and Tubemaking Caddisflies 1
Fallceon quilleri Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 2
Heptageniidae Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 2
Hydropsyche simulans Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 10
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 7
Isonychia Ephemeroptera Isonychiidae Brushlegged Mayflies 14
Maccaffertium exiguum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 5
Maccaffertium mexicanum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 2
Maccaffertium terminatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Nectopsyche candida Trichoptera Leptoceridae Longhorned Case Maker Caddisflies 2
Perlidae Plecoptera Perlidae Common Stoneflies 1
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 13

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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