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

Paint Creek Yellow River State Forest

Invert Sampling Session #7015

Session Data

Sample Date
8/13/2014
Sampling Gear
Qualitative
Lab ID Number
184444
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
2/18/2015 10:00:25 AM
Last Update
2/25/2015 9:23:32 AM

Qualitative Benthic Habitat Inventory

Abundance/
Rank
Substrate Presence
Pool/Glide
Presence
Riffle/Run
1 Fine Sediments
2 Coarse Rock
3 Bedrock/Large Boulders
4 Vascular Aquatic Vegetation
5 Other
Woody Debris
Streambank Vegetation
Leaf/Detritus Packs
Roots/Undercut Banks
Filamentous Algae
Comments

"other" category is quarry rock for bank hides

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 38
  • Total individuals collected 256
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Antocha Diptera Tipulidae Crane Flies 4
Baetis brunneicolor Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 58
Baetis flavistriga Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 12
Baetis tricaudatus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Belostoma flumineum Hemiptera Belostomatidae Giant Water Bugs 1
Brachycentrus occidentalis Trichoptera Brachycentridae Humpless Case Maker Caddisflies 23
Caecidotea Isopoda Asellidae Aquatic Sowbugs 8
Cambaridae Decapoda Cambaridae Crayfishes 3
Ceratopsyche alhedra Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 18
Ceratopsyche bronta Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 18
Ceratopsyche morosa Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Ceratopsyche slossonae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 12
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 2
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 14
Coptotomus loticus Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 1
Gammarus Amphipoda Gammaridae Scuds and sideswimmers 12
Haplotaxida Haplotaxida Aquatic Worms 1
Heptagenia elegantula Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Hydropsyche betteni Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 12
Hydroptila Trichoptera Hydroptilidae Micro Caddisflies 1
Ilybiosoma seriatum Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 1
Laccobius reflexipenis Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 1
Liodessus affinis Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 1
Maccaffertium vicarium Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Mesovelia mulsanti Hemiptera Mesoveliidae Water Treaders 1
Paraleptophlebia Ephemeroptera Leptophlebiidae Pronggilled Mayflies 2
Peltodytes edentulus Coleoptera Haliplidae Crawling Water Beetles 1
Physa Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 6
Pycnopsyche Trichoptera Limnephilidae Northern Case Maker Caddisflies 2
Ranatra fusca Hemiptera Nepidae Water Scorpions 1
Simuliidae Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 4
Simulium Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 15
Sphaeriidae Veneroida Sphaeriidae Fingernail clams 1
Stenelmis crenata Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 1
Tipula Diptera Tipulidae Crane Flies 8
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 3
Trombidiformes Trombidiformes Water Mites 1
Tropisternus natator Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 3

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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