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

East Nishnabotna River Shenandoah

Invert Sampling Session #7188

Session Data

Sample Date
8/17/2015
Sampling Gear
Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
282060
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
11/17/2015 1:24:04 PM
Last Update
6/14/2021 8:06:02 AM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

Replicate Number
2
Dominant Form Periphyton
Nonfilamentous Algae
(LT- Light, MD- Moderate, MH- Moderate/Heavy, HV- Heavy)
Periphyton Growth
LT
Sedimentation/Embededness
MD
Colonization
MD
Comments

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Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 15
  • Total individuals collected 102
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Amercaenis ridens Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 9
Baetidae Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 3
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 3
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 8
Corydalus Megaloptera Corydalidae Dobsonflies, Fishflies, Hellgrammites 1
Heptagenia elegantula Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 2
Heptageniidae Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Hydropsyche simulans Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 33
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 16
Isonychia Ephemeroptera Isonychiidae Brushlegged Mayflies 7
Maccaffertium mexicanum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 9
Macronychus glabratus Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 1
Potamyia flava Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 2
Trichoptera Trichoptera Caddisflies 1
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 6

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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