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

West Nishnabotna River Malvern

Invert Sampling Session #7113

Session Data

Sample Date
8/17/2015
Sampling Gear
Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
282064
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
10/7/2015 8:34:43 AM
Last Update
6/14/2021 8:06:02 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
LT
Comments

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 12
  • Total individuals collected 97
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Acroneuria Plecoptera Perlidae Common Stoneflies 1
Amercaenis ridens Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 2
Attaneuria ruralis Plecoptera Perlidae Common Stoneflies 2
Baetidae Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 7
Baetis intercalaris Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 2
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 6
Fallceon quilleri Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 8
Haliplidae Coleoptera Haliplidae Crawling Water Beetles 1
Heptagenia flavescens Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 3
Hydropsyche simulans Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 49
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 15
Isonychia Ephemeroptera Isonychiidae Brushlegged Mayflies 1

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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