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

Middle River Indianola

Invert Sampling Session #6625

Session Data

Sample Date
7/30/2014
Sampling Gear
Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
180455
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
3
Dominant Form Periphyton
Nonfilamentous Algae
(LT- Light, MD- Moderate, MH- Moderate/Heavy, HV- Heavy)
Periphyton Growth
LT
Sedimentation/Embededness
LT
Colonization
MH

Series using this session:

Series #1696: ArtSub
Comments

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Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 17
  • Total individuals collected 111
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Amercaenis ridens Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 4
Baetidae Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 3
Caenidae Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 3
Caenis hilaris Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 5
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 18
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 22
Heptagenia elegantula Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 2
Heptageniidae Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Hydropsyche simulans Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 12
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 4
Isonychia Ephemeroptera Isonychiidae Brushlegged Mayflies 22
Maccaffertium Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Maccaffertium exiguum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 4
Maccaffertium mexicanum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Oligochaeta Aquatic Worms 1
Simulium Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 1
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 7

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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