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

East Fork Wapsipinicon River Sweet Marsh SWMA - Tripoli

Invert Sampling Session #7003

Session Data

Sample Date
8/25/2014
Sampling Gear
Qualitative
Lab ID Number
187415
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
2/17/2015 12:45:04 PM
Last Update
3/11/2015 10:04:06 AM

Qualitative Benthic Habitat Inventory

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

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Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 37
  • Total individuals collected 129
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Ancyronyx variegatus Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 4
Baetis intercalaris Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Belostoma flumineum Hemiptera Belostomatidae Giant Water Bugs 1
Boyeria vinosa Odonata Aeshnidae Darner Dragonflies 5
Brachycentrus numerosus Trichoptera Brachycentridae Humpless Case Maker Caddisflies 2
Branchiobdellida Branchiobdellida Leeches 12
Caenis tardata Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 1
Calopteryx Odonata Calopterygidae Broadwinged Damselflies 3
Chauliodes rastricornis Megaloptera Corydalidae Dobsonflies, Fishflies, Hellgrammites 3
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 7
Coenagrion/Enallagma Odonata Coenagrionidae Narrowwinged Damselflies 1
Dubiraphia minima Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 1
Dubiraphia quadrinotata Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 1
Empididae Diptera Empididae Dance Flies 1
Erpobdella microstoma Arhynchobdellida Erpobdellidae Leeches 1
Faxonius virilis Decapoda Cambaridae Crayfishes 4
Helichus lithophilus Coleoptera Dryopidae Long-Toed Water Beetles 1
Heptagenia elegantula Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Hetaerina Odonata Calopterygidae Broadwinged Damselflies 1
Hyalella Amphipoda Talitridae Scuds and sideswimmers 3
Isonychia Ephemeroptera Isonychiidae Brushlegged Mayflies 2
Labiobaetis propinquus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 7
Maccaffertium exiguum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 13
Maccaffertium terminatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 15
Macronychus glabratus Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 8
Ophiogomphus smithi Odonata Gomphidae Clubtail Dragonflies 1
Paragnetina media Plecoptera Perlidae Common Stoneflies 8
Perlesta ephelida Plecoptera Perlidae Common Stoneflies 2
Placobdella multilineata Rhynchobdellida Glossiphoniidae Leeches 1
Procloeon Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Pteronarcys Plecoptera Pteronarcyidae Giant Stoneflies 2
Pycnopsyche Trichoptera Limnephilidae Northern Case Maker Caddisflies 2
Sialis Megaloptera Sialidae Alderflies 1
Stenacron interpunctatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 5
Stylurus amnicola Odonata Gomphidae Clubtail Dragonflies 1
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 5
Unionidae Unionoida Unionidae Mussels 1

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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