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

Sage Creek Stephens Forest

Invert Sampling Session #6999

Session Data

Sample Date
8/8/2014
Sampling Gear
Qualitative
Lab ID Number
182962
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
2/17/2015 9:18:22 AM
Last Update
8/25/2015 10:14:30 AM

Qualitative Benthic Habitat Inventory

Abundance/
Rank
Substrate Presence
Pool/Glide
Presence
Riffle/Run
1 Fine Sediments
2 Woody Debris
3 Filamentous Algae
4 Streambank Vegetation
5 Leaf/Detritus Packs
Coarse Rock
Roots/Undercut Banks
Clay/Hardpan
Comments

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 26
  • Total individuals collected 106
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Aeshna umbrosa Odonata Aeshnidae Darner Dragonflies 1
Anopheles Diptera Culicidae Mosquitoes 14
Atrichopogon Diptera Ceratopogonidae Biting Midges, No-See-Ums, Punkies 1
Boyeria vinosa Odonata Aeshnidae Darner Dragonflies 2
Caenis latipennis Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 24
Calopteryx Odonata Calopterygidae Broadwinged Damselflies 5
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 9
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 7
Cymbiodyta toddi Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 2
Cymbiodyta vindicata Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 2
Enochrus ochraceus Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 1
Haplotaxida Haplotaxida Aquatic Worms 1
Helichus basalis Coleoptera Dryopidae Long-Toed Water Beetles 4
Helichus fastigiatus Coleoptera Dryopidae Long-Toed Water Beetles 5
Helichus striatus Coleoptera Dryopidae Long-Toed Water Beetles 1
Heptagenia elegantula Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 4
Hyalella Amphipoda Talitridae Scuds and sideswimmers 4
Hydrophilidae Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 1
Lacunicambarus diogenes Decapoda Cambaridae Crayfishes 1
Paracloeodes minutus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 3
Paracymus subcupreus Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 2
Physa Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 1
Procloeon rubropictum Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 7
Stagnicola Basommatophora Lymnaeidae Lymnaeid Snails 2
Stratiomys Diptera Stratiomyidae Soldier Flies 1
Tropisternus Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 1

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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