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

West Nishnabotna River Malvern

Invert Sampling Session #7114

Session Data

Sample Date
8/17/2015
Sampling Gear
Qualitative
Lab ID Number
282065
Sample Quality
Fair
Created Date
10/7/2015 8:34:43 AM
Last Update
6/14/2021 8:06:02 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 Concrete Riprap
5 Leaf/Detritus Packs
Coarse Rock
Comments

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Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 30
  • Total individuals collected 123
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Acroneuria Plecoptera Perlidae Common Stoneflies 2
Amercaenis ridens Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 1
Attaneuria ruralis Plecoptera Perlidae Common Stoneflies 2
Baetidae Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 3
Belostoma Hemiptera Belostomatidae Giant Water Bugs 1
Boyeria vinosa Odonata Aeshnidae Darner Dragonflies 2
Calopteryx Odonata Calopterygidae Broadwinged Damselflies 4
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 2
Corydalus Megaloptera Corydalidae Dobsonflies, Fishflies, Hellgrammites 2
Fallceon quilleri Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 11
Gerridae Hemiptera Gerridae Water Striders 2
Gomphus Odonata Gomphidae Clubtail Dragonflies 7
Helichus striatus Coleoptera Dryopidae Long-Toed Water Beetles 4
Heptagenia elegantula Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 5
Heptagenia flavescens Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 5
Hetaerina Odonata Calopterygidae Broadwinged Damselflies 3
Hyalella Amphipoda Talitridae Scuds and sideswimmers 3
Hydropsyche simulans Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 9
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 2
Isonychia Ephemeroptera Isonychiidae Brushlegged Mayflies 2
Maccaffertium Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Maccaffertium mexicanum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 14
Macronychus glabratus Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 8
Neoporus dimidiatus Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 1
Neurocordulia molesta Odonata Corduliidae Greeneyed Skimmers 1
Paracloeodes minutus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 2
Peltodytes duodecimpuntatus Coleoptera Haliplidae Crawling Water Beetles 2
Pteronarcys Plecoptera Pteronarcyidae Giant Stoneflies 1
Stylurus Odonata Gomphidae Clubtail Dragonflies 5
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 16

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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