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

Little Sioux River Spencer - DS1

Invert Sampling Session #6764

Session Data

Sample Date
9/8/2014
Sampling Gear
Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
189819
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
12/10/2014 9:57:47 AM
Last Update
12/10/2014 12:15:30 PM

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
Comments

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 8
  • Total individuals collected 110
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Baetis intercalaris Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 12
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 44
Fallceon quilleri Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 5
Heteroceridae Coleoptera Heteroceridae Variegated Mud-Loving Beetles 1
Hydropsyche simulans Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 34
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 12
Oligochaeta Aquatic Worms 1

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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