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

Black Cat Creek Algona

Invert Sampling Session #7118

Session Data

Sample Date
7/28/2015
Sampling Gear
Qualitative
Lab ID Number
272502
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
10/7/2015 9:02:33 AM
Last Update
10/9/2015 7:30:41 AM

Qualitative Benthic Habitat Inventory

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

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Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 35
  • Total individuals collected 456
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Acroneuria Plecoptera Perlidae Common Stoneflies 4
Aeshna Odonata Aeshnidae Darner Dragonflies 2
Anopheles Diptera Culicidae Mosquitoes 2
Branchiobdellida Branchiobdellida Leeches 2
Caenis latipennis Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 3
Callibaetis Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Ceratopsyche bronta Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 4
Ceratopsyche morosa Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 12
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 111
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 5
Corixidae Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 1
Dubiraphia vittata Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 3
Ephoron album Ephemeroptera Polymitarcyidae Pale Burrower Mayflies 2
Faxonius Decapoda Cambaridae Crayfishes 16
Gerridae Hemiptera Gerridae Water Striders 1
Gomphus Odonata Gomphidae Clubtail Dragonflies 1
Helichus striatus Coleoptera Dryopidae Long-Toed Water Beetles 3
Heptagenia elegantula Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 83
Heptageniidae Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 6
Hyalella Amphipoda Talitridae Scuds and sideswimmers 20
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 2
Isonychia Ephemeroptera Isonychiidae Brushlegged Mayflies 21
Labiobaetis propinquus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 61
Leptoceridae Trichoptera Leptoceridae Longhorned Case Maker Caddisflies 1
Maccaffertium terminatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 3
Nectopsyche diarina Trichoptera Leptoceridae Longhorned Case Maker Caddisflies 10
Nixe Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 7
Perlesta Plecoptera Perlidae Common Stoneflies 4
Physa Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 5
Plauditus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Procloeon Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 5
Pteronarcys Plecoptera Pteronarcyidae Giant Stoneflies 10
Sphaeriidae Veneroida Sphaeriidae Fingernail clams 3
Trichocorixa Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 1
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 40

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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