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

East Nishnabotna River Shenandoah

Invert Sampling Session #7190

Session Data

Sample Date
8/17/2015
Sampling Gear
Qualitative
Lab ID Number
282061
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
11/17/2015 1:24:04 PM
Last Update
3/4/2016 10:34:21 AM

Qualitative Benthic Habitat Inventory

Abundance/
Rank
Substrate Presence
Pool/Glide
Presence
Riffle/Run
1 Fine Sediments
2 Roots/Undercut Banks
3 Woody Debris
4 Leaf/Detritus Packs
5 Concrete Riprap
Coarse Rock
Comments

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Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 30
  • Total individuals collected 194
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Argia Odonata Coenagrionidae Narrowwinged Damselflies 1
Baetidae Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 15
Belostoma Hemiptera Belostomatidae Giant Water Bugs 2
Boyeria vinosa Odonata Aeshnidae Darner Dragonflies 1
Caenidae Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 1
Caenis hilaris Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 4
Calopteryx Odonata Calopterygidae Broadwinged Damselflies 9
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 1
Corixidae Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 2
Corydalus Megaloptera Corydalidae Dobsonflies, Fishflies, Hellgrammites 1
Fallceon quilleri Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 25
Helichus striatus Coleoptera Dryopidae Long-Toed Water Beetles 2
Heptagenia elegantula Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 9
Heptagenia flavescens Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 3
Heptageniidae Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 3
Hetaerina Odonata Calopterygidae Broadwinged Damselflies 11
Hyalella Amphipoda Talitridae Scuds and sideswimmers 2
Hydropsyche simulans Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 23
Isonychia Ephemeroptera Isonychiidae Brushlegged Mayflies 19
Labiobaetis propinquus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 8
Maccaffertium exiguum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Maccaffertium mexicanum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 17
Macronychus glabratus Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 6
Nectopsyche candida Trichoptera Leptoceridae Longhorned Case Maker Caddisflies 1
Neurocordulia molesta Odonata Corduliidae Greeneyed Skimmers 2
Peltodytes edentulus Coleoptera Haliplidae Crawling Water Beetles 3
Rhagovelia Hemiptera Veliidae Broad-Shouldered Water Striders 3
Stenacron interpunctatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 2
Trichocorixa Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 1
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 16

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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