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

Plum Creek Algona

Invert Sampling Session #7121

Session Data

Sample Date
7/27/2015
Sampling Gear
Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
272514
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
10/9/2015 11:07:44 AM
Last Update
10/12/2015 7:41:34 AM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

Replicate Number
3
Dominant Form Periphyton
None Present
(LT- Light, MD- Moderate, MH- Moderate/Heavy, HV- Heavy)
Periphyton Growth
None Present
Sedimentation/Embededness
MD
Colonization
MD
Comments

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 11
  • Total individuals collected 108
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Caenidae Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 1
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 5
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 35
Heptagenia elegantula Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 46
Heptageniidae Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 9
Nectopsyche diarina Trichoptera Leptoceridae Longhorned Case Maker Caddisflies 2
Oligochaeta Aquatic Worms 1
Perlesta Plecoptera Perlidae Common Stoneflies 2
Physa Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 1
Stenacron interpunctatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 4
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 2

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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